Flipper Poll poll.php file include
| flipperpoll-poll-file-include (27203) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Flipper Poll could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the poll.php script using the 'root_path' parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- Flipper Poll, Flipper Poll 1.1 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jul 13 2006 - 05:15:31 CDT , Flipper Poll <= 1.1.0 Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0187.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jun 14 2006 - 05:04:48 CDT , Flipper Poll (root_path) Remote File Inclusion at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-06/0275.html.
- BID-18461: Flipper Poll Poll.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3683: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in poll.php in Flipper Poll 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the root_path parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 26503: Flipper Poll poll.php root_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA20632: Flipper Poll "root_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016489: Flipper Poll Include File Bug in `root_path` Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2353: Flipper Poll root_path Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 14, 2006
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