Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin.php in PBBoard 2.1.4 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the addons directory. NOTE: this vulnerability can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2012-1216.
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
- PBBoard - 'admin.php?xml_name' Arbitrary PHP Code Execution EDB-37616 · webapps · Aug 8, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23101
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10353.html
- pbboard-admin-security-bypass(77508) vdb-entry
- 54916 vdb-entry
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10352.html
- 84479 vdb-entry
- 50153 third-party-advisory