FUDforum 3.0.6 - Local File Inclusion

Security Advisory - Curesec Research Team

 

1. Introduction

 

Affected Product:    FUDforum 3.0.6

Fixed in:            not fixed

Fixed Version Link:  n/a

Vendor Website:      http://fudforum.org/forum/

Vulnerability Type:  LFI

Remote Exploitable:  Yes

Reported to vendor:  04/11/2016

Disclosed to public: 11/10/2016

Release mode:        Full Disclosure

CVE:                 n/a

Credits              Tim Coen of Curesec GmbH

 

2. Overview

 

FUDforum is forum software written in PHP. In version 3.0.6, it is vulnerable

to local file inclusion. This allows an attacker to read arbitrary files that

the web user has access to.

 

Admin credentials are required.

 

3. Details

 

CVSS: Medium 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

 

Description: The "file" parameter of the hlplist.php script is vulnerable to

directory traversal, which allows the viewing of arbitrary files.

 

Proof of Concept:

 

http://localhost/fudforum/adm/hlplist.php?tname=default&tlang=./af&&SQ=

4b181ea1d2d40977c7ffddb8a48a4724&file=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd

 

4. Solution

 

This issue was not fixed by the vendor.

 

5. Report Timeline

 

04/11/2016 Informed Vendor about Issue (no reply)

09/14/2016 Reminded Vendor (no reply)

11/10/2016 Disclosed to public

 

 

Blog Reference:

https://www.curesec.com/blog/article/blog/FUDforum-306-LFI-167.html

  

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