AutoLinks Pro autolinks/al_initialize.php script PHP file include
| autolinks-alinitialize-file-include (22061) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AutoLinks Pro could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. If the register_globals setting is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the autolinks/al_initialize.php script to specify malicious files from a local or remote system which would enable the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- ScriptsCenter, AutoLinks Pro 2.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of AutoLinks Pro (2.1.1 or later), available from the AutoLinks Pro Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- AutoLinks Pro Web page, AutoLinks 2.1 at http://www.scriptscenter.com/autolinks/?.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Aug 28 2005 - 13:08:43 CDT, AutoLinks Pro 2.1 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-08/0408.html.
- BID-14686: AutoLinks Pro Al_initialize.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2782: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in al_initialize.php for AutoLinks Pro 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via an ftp:// URL in the alpath parameter, which bypasses the incomplete blacklist that only checks for http and https URLs.
- SA16620: AutoLinks Pro "alpath" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 28, 2005
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