ActionApps GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] file include

actionapps-globals-file-include (26776) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

ActionApps could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to multiple scripts using GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.7
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.5
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of ActionApps (2.10.0 or later), available from the ActionApps Web site. See References.

References:

  • ActionApps Web site: Main Page - ActionApps Documentation.
  • BID-19133: ActionApps Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-2686: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in ActionApps 2.8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] parameter in (1) cached.php3, (2) cron.php3, (3) discussion.php3, (4) filldisc.php3, (5) filler.php3, (6) fillform.php3, (7) go.php3, (8) hiercons.php3, (9) jsview.php3, (10) live_checkbox.php3, (11) offline.php3, (12) post2shtml.php3, (13) search.php3, (14) slice.php3, (15) sql_update.php3, (16) view.php3, (17) multiple files in the (18) admin/ folder, (19) includes folder, and (20) modules/ folder.
  • OSVDB ID: 27253: ActionApps include/config.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Variable Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27254: ActionApps modules/ Directory Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27256: ActionApps cron.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27257: ActionApps discussion.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27258: ActionApps filldisc.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27259: ActionApps filler.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27260: ActionApps fillform.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27261: ActionApps go.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27262: ActionApps hiercons.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27263: ActionApps cached.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27264: ActionApps jsview.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27265: ActionApps live_checkbox.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27266: ActionApps offline.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27267: ActionApps post2shtml.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27268: ActionApps search.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27269: ActionApps slice.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27270: ActionApps sql_update.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27271: ActionApps view.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27272: ActionApps auth.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27273: ActionApps constants.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27274: ActionApps csn_util.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27275: ActionApps discussion.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27276: ActionApps event.class.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27277: ActionApps event_handler.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27278: ActionApps extauth.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27279: ActionApps itemfunc.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27280: ActionApps item_content.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27281: ActionApps item.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27282: ActionApps formutil.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27283: ActionApps fileman.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27284: ActionApps feeding.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27285: ActionApps extauthnobody.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27286: ActionApps notify.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27287: ActionApps menu.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27288: ActionApps mailman.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27289: ActionApps mail.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27290: ActionApps javascript.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27291: ActionApps itemview.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27292: ActionApps pagecache.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27293: ActionApps perm_sql.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27294: ActionApps profile.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27295: ActionApps searchbar.class.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27296: ActionApps searchlib.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27297: ActionApps slicedit.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27298: ActionApps sliceobj.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27299: ActionApps slicewiz.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27300: ActionApps stringexpand.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27301: ActionApps tabledit.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27302: ActionApps tabledit_util.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27303: ActionApps tv_email.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27304: ActionApps tv_misc.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27305: ActionApps um_uedit.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27306: ActionApps um_util.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27308: ActionApps xml_fetch.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27309: ActionApps xml_rssparse.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 27310: ActionApps zids.php3 GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Remote File Inclusion
  • SA20299: ActionApps "GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH]" File Inclusion
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1997: ActionApps GLOBALS[AA_INC_PATH] Parameter File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • ActionApps ActionApps 2.8.1

Reported:

May 25, 2006

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