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TITLE:
phpAdBoard File Upload Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33300

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33300/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
phpAdBoard 1.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20866/

DESCRIPTION:
ahmadbady has discovered a vulnerability in phpAdBoard, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

This vulnerability is caused due to the index.php script failing to
validate the types of uploaded images. This can be exploited to
upload files with arbitrary extensions (e.g. ".php") and execute
arbitrary PHP code on the server.

This vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.8. Other versions may
also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
ahmadbady

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/7562

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