SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23331

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23331/

CRITICAL: Highly critical

IMPACT: System access

SOFTWARE: mx_modsdb (module for MxBB Portal) 1.x - http://secunia.com/product/12884/

DESCRIPTION: Lu7k has discovered a vulnerability in the mx_modsdb module for MxBB Portal, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise vulnerable systems.



Input passed to the "module_root_path" parameter in includes/common.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources. Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.0. Other versions may also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Lu7k

ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/2921