PT-2009-3996 · Game Maker · Game Maker 2K Internet Discussion Boards

Lotfree · Published 2009-05-01 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2009-1498

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: Game Maker 2k Internet Discussion Boards (iDB) version 0.2.5 Pre-Alpha SVN 243

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files. This is achieved by exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability in the inc/profilemain.php file. The vulnerability can be triggered by sending a settings action to profile.php with a .. (dot dot) in the skin parameter.

Recommendations: For Game Maker 2k Internet Discussion Boards (iDB) version 0.2.5 Pre-Alpha SVN 243, consider restricting access to the skin parameter in the profile.php settings action to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, restrict the ability to include and execute arbitrary local files via the inc/profilemain.php file until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1498

Affected Products

Game Maker 2K Internet Discussion Boards

References · 4

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/34397 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/8357 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1498 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49697 · Note