Virtual War get_header.php and functions_front.php file include
| virtualwar-getheader-file-include (25630) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Virtual War could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the includes/get_header.php or includes/functions_front.php scripts using the vwar_root parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from the local or a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Virtual War (1.5.0 R13 or later), available from the Virtual War Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Apr 02 2006 - 05:13:03 CDT: VWar <= 1.5.0 R12 Remote File Inclusion Exploit.
- Virtual War Web site: VWar - Virtual War.
- BID-17358: VWar Get_header.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1636: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in get_header.php in VWar 1.5.0 R12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the vwar_root parameter. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1503.
- OSVDB ID: 24480: Virtual War (Vwar) includes/get_header.php vwar_root Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA19524: Virtual War "vwar_root" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1228: Virtual War vwar_root Variable Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- JCE JCE Admin component for Joomla! 1.0.4 SP 2006-08-21
- MailEnable MailEnable 2.0 - 2.35 Enterprise
- MailEnable MailEnable 2.0 - 2.35 Professional
- PHP PHP 5.2.0
- SCRIPTHP.COM AnnonceScriptHP 2.0
- SmileyGenerator Animated Smiley Generator
- vwar.biz Virtual War 1.5.0 R12 and prior
- Xerox Document Centre 220
- Xerox Document Centre 340
Reported:
Apr 02, 2006
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