PT-2006-6157 · Comdev · Comdev Forum

Published 2006-10-20 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-5438

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Comdev Forum version 4.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path[docroot] parameter when register globals is enabled.

Recommendations For Comdev Forum version 4.1, consider disabling the register globals setting to mitigate the risk of exploitation. Additionally, restrict access to the adminfoot.php file to minimize the risk of arbitrary PHP code execution.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5438

Affected Products

Comdev Forum

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/22464 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5438 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/29844 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29220 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4104 · Note