Secunia Security Advisory - nukedclx has discovered some vulnerabilities in pandaBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
pandaBB displayCategory.php File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22505
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22505/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
pandaBB
http://secunia.com/product/12373/
DESCRIPTION:
nukedclx has discovered some vulnerabilities in pandaBB, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "basepath" and "adminpath" parameter in
modules/My_eGallery/public/displayCategory.php is not properly
verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to
include arbitrary files from local or external resources.
The vulnerabilities have been confirmed in a version downloaded
2006-10-20. Other versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
nukedclx
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