phpWebSite modsecurity.php could be used to include remote PHP files
| phpwebsite-modsecurity-file-include (10164) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpWebSite could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the modsecurity.php script that specifies a malicious PHP file from a remote system as a parameter, which would allow the attacker to execute code on the vulnerable Web server.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpWebSite (0.8.3 or later), available from the phpWebSite Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Sep 22 2002 - 18:53:59 CDT: PHP source injection in phpWebSite .
- phpWebSite Web site: phpWebSite - Appalachian State University.
- BID-5779: phpWebsite PHP File Include Vulnerability
- BID-578: Multiple Vendor IRDP Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1135: modsecurity.php 1.10 and earlier, in phpWebSite 0.8.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP source code via an inc_prefix parameter that points to the malicious code.
- OSVDB ID: 3848: phpWebSite modsecurity.php inc_prefix Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Platforms Affected:
- Appalachian State University modsecurity.php prior to 1.11
- Appalachian State University phpWebSite Stable - 0.8.2
Reported:
Sep 22, 2002
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