PT-2008-3732 · Php Fusion · Php-Fusion Forum Rank System

Published 2008-05-14 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2227

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PHP-Fusion Forum Rank System version 6

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the settings[locale] parameter to API endpoints such as "forum.php" and "profile.php" in the infusions/rank system/ directory.

Recommendations: For PHP-Fusion Forum Rank System version 6, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "forum.php" and "profile.php" files in the infusions/rank system/ directory until a patch is available. Avoid using the settings[locale] parameter in the affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2227

Affected Products

Php-Fusion Forum Rank System

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/29077/exploit · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/31752 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/29077 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2227 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30304 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42244 · Note