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TITLE:
Vanilla Forums "p" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44579

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http://secunia.com/advisories/44579/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44579

RELEASE DATE:
2011-05-17

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DESCRIPTION:
AutoSec Tools has discovered a vulnerability in Vanilla Forums, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information.

Input passed via the "p" parameter to index.php is not properly
verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to
include arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal
attacks and URL-encoded NULL bytes.

Successful exploitation requires that "magic_quotes_gpc" is
disabled.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.0.17.9. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
AutoSec Tools.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
AutoSec Tools:
http://www.autosectools.com/Advisory/Vanilla-Forum-2.0.17.9-Local-File-Inclusion-218

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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