Simplog index.php file include

simplog-index-file-include (25775) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Simplog could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the doc/index.php script using the 's' parameter 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:

  • Simplog, Simplog 0.9.2

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Simplog (0.9.3 or later), available from the Simplog Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • Simplog Web site, Simplog: Powerful yet simple at http://www.simplog.org/index.php.
  • BID-17490: Simplog Remote File Include Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-1776: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in doc/index.php in Jeremy Ashcraft Simplog 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the s parameter.
  • CVE-2006-1777: Directory traversal vulnerability in doc/index.php in Jeremy Ashcraft Simplog 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the s parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache error_log file, which is then included by doc/index.php.
  • OSVDB ID: 24559: Simplog /doc/index.php s Variable Remote File Inclusion
  • SA19628: Simplog Multiple Vulnerabilities and Security Issues
  • SECTRACK ID: 1015904: Simplog Include File Bug in `doc/index.php` Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1332: Simplog Multiple Remote Command Execution and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Apr 12, 2006

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