FreeWPS htmlarea/popups/ImageManager/images.php file include

freewps-images-file-include (25377) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

FreeWPS could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the htmlarea/popups/ImageManager/images.php script using the 'upload' or 'dirPath' parameters to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Platforms Affected:

  • YTZ Technical Services, FreeWPS 2.11 and prior

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • FreeWPS Web site, FreeWPS Web Publishing System at http://www.ytztech.com/freewps/.
  • CVE-2006-1363: images.php in Justin White (aka YTZ) Free Web Publishing System (FreeWPS) 2.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a .php file into the /upload directory as specified in the dirPath parameter, then performing a direct request to that file.
  • SA19343: FreeWPS Multiple File Upload Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1038: FreeWPS upload and dirPath Parameters Remote File Upload Vulnerability

Reported:

Mar 21, 2006

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