Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerPHPBoard 1.00b allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) settings[footer] parameter to footer.inc.php and the (2) settings[header] parameter to header.inc.php.
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
- PowerPHPBoard 1.00b - Multiple Local File Inclusions EDB-5303 · webapps · Mar 24, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- powerphpboard-footerheader-file-include(41403) vdb-entry
- 3782 third-party-advisory
- 5303 exploit
- 20080324 [DSECRG-08-021] Multiple LFI in PowerPHPBoard 1.00b mailing-list
- 28421 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-0992 vdb-entry