Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in tasks/send_queued_emails.php in NuclearBB Alpha 2, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the root_path parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- NuclearBB Alpha 2 - 'ROOT_PATH' Remote File Inclusion EDB-4395 · webapps · Sep 11, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 4395 exploit
- 3142 third-party-advisory
- 38978 vdb-entry
- nuclearbb-sendqueuedemails-file-include(36556) vdb-entry
- 20070911 NuclearBB Alpha 2 Remote File Inclusion mailing-list