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vBulletin Forumdisplay.PHP Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for vBulletin Forumdisplay.PHP Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP script that permits execution of
arbitrary PHP code.

Description :

The remote version of vBulletin is vulnerable to a remote command
execution flaw through the script 'forumdisplay.php'. A malicious
user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the
remote host with the rights of the web server.

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0155.html

Solution:

Upgrade to vBulletin 3.0.4 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 12542

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 David Maciejak

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