dotWidget CMS "file_path" parameter file include
| dotwidget-filepath-file-include (26918) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
dotWidget CMS could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. If register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php, feedback.php or printfriendly.php script using 'file_path' parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jun 03 2006 - 06:07:35 CDT : [MajorSecurity #7]dotWidget CMS <= 1.0.6 - Remote File Include Vulnerability.
- dotWidget Web site: dotWidget CMS.
- BID-18258: DotWidget CMS Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2852: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in dotWidget CMS 1.0.6 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the file_path parameter in (1) index.php, (2) feedback.php, and (3) printfriendly.php.
- OSVDB ID: 25981: dotWidget CMS index.php file_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 25982: dotWidget CMS feedback.php file_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 25983: dotWidget CMS printfriendly.php file_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA20463: dotWidget CMS "file_path" Parameter File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016220: dotWidget CMS Include File Flaw in `file_path` Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2141: dotWidget CMS file_path Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- DotWidget dotWidget CMS 1.0.6 and prior
Reported:
Jun 03, 2006
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