CVE Catalog

CVE-2008-7064

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_lang function in global.php in Quicksilver Forums 1.4.2 and earlier, as used in QSF Portal before 1.4.5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a backslash in the lang parameter to index.php, bypassing a protection mechanism that only checks for forward slash, as demonstrated by uploading and including PHP code in an avatar file.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes the possibility of remote code execution on the server, which could lead to system compromise, data theft, or further attack propagation within the internal network.

Recommendation

Immediately update Quicksilver Forums to version 1.4.3 or later and QSF Portal to version 1.4.5 or later. Additionally, on Windows servers, implement file path validation mechanisms that block both forward slashes and backslashes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_lang function in global.php in Quicksilver Forums 1.4.2 and earlier, as used in QSF Portal before 1.4.5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a "\" (backslash) in the lang parameter to index.php, which bypasses a protection mechanism that only checks for "/" (forward slash), as demonstrated by uploading and including PHP code in an avatar file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS