TITLE:
MxBB Portal pafileDB Module "module_root_path" File Inclusion

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20062

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20062/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
pafileDB (module for MxBB Portal) 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/9874/

DESCRIPTION:
Darkfire and IR4DEX GROUP have reported a vulnerability in the
pafileDB module for MxBB, which can be exploited by malicious people
to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "module_root_path" parameter in
includes/pafiledb_constants.php is not properly verified before being
used to include files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP
code by including files from local or external resources.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Darkfire and IR4DEX GROUP

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/1774

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