Thatware config.php file include
| thatware-config-file-include (28313) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Thatware could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the config.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 Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- Thatware, Thatware 0.4.6 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, Thatware at http://sourceforge.net/projects/thatware/.
- CVE-2006-4213: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config.php in David Kent Norman Thatware 0.4.6 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the root_path parameter.
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3257: Thatware root_path Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 10, 2006
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