phpWebSite index.php hub_dir file include
| phpwebsite-index-hubdir-file-include (25867) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpWebSite could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. If magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using the 'hub_dir' parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from a local system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system using the log file.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system. See References.
References:
- phpWebSite Web site: phpWebSite.
- BID-17521: PHPWebSite Config.PHP File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1819: Directory traversal vulnerability in the loadConfig function in index.php in phpWebSite 0.10.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files and execute arbitrary PHP code via the hub_dir parameter, as demonstrated by including access_log. NOTE: in some cases, arbitrary remote file inclusion could be performed under PHP 5 using an SMB share argument such as \\systemname\sharename.
- GLSA-200605-04: phpWebSite: Local file inclusion
- SA19647: phpWebSite "hub_dir" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1015942: phpWebSite Include File Bug in `hub_dir` Parameter May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1361: phpWebSite hub_dir Parameter Handling PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Appalachian State University phpWebSite 0.10.2 and prior
- Gentoo Linux
Reported:
Apr 14, 2006
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