Monster Top List sources/functions.php file include
| monstertoplist-functions-file-include (25774) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Monster Top List could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the sources/functions.php script using the root_path parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the web server.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.8 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to the Monster Top List Web site for patch information. See References.
References:
- Monster Top List Web site: Monster Top List.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS Wednesday, April 12, 2006: MonsterTopList.
- BID-17546: Monster Top List Functions.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- BID-23074: Monster Top List Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1781: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in functions.php in Circle R Monster Top List (MTL) 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the root_path parameter. NOTE: It was later reported that 1.4.2 and earlier are affected.
- OSVDB ID: 24650: Monster Top List sources/functions.php root_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA19688: Monster Top List File Inclusion and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1350: Monster Top List root_path Variable Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Monster Top List Monster Top List 1.4.2 and prior
Reported:
Apr 12, 2006
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