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Ultimate PHP Board admin_ip.php code injection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for UPB

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running Ultimate PHP Board (UPB).

There is a flaw in this version which may permit a possible hacker
to execute arbitrary code on this host, by sending a malformed
user-agent which contains PHP commands. Once the user-agent
has been sent, it is stored in the logs. When the administrator
of this web site will read the logs through admin_ip.php,
the code will be executed.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of this CGI
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7678

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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