Comet WebFileManager (Cwfm) checkupload.php file include
| comet-checkupload-file-include (28292) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Comet WebFileManager (Cwfm) could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the checkupload.php script using the 'language' parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- Comet WebFileManager (Cwfm), Comet WebFileManager (Cwfm) 0.9.1 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Cwfm Web site, Cwfm at http://cwfm.sourceforge.net/.
- BID-19433: Comet WebFileManager CheckUpload.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4077: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CheckUpload.php in Vincenzo Valvano Comet WebFileManager (CWFM) 0.9.1, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the Language parameter.
- SA21432: Comet WebFileManager "Language" File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3221: Comet WebFileManager Language Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 09, 2006
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