WEBinsta CMS index.php file include
| webinsta-index-file-include (28371) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WEBinsta CMS could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using the 'templates_dir' parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WEBinsta CMS (0.4.x or later), available from the WEBinsta Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Aug 13 2006 - 20:13:52 CDT : [ECHO_ADV_45$2006] WEBinsta CMS 0.3.1 (templates_dir) Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Sep 03 2006 - 12:37:16 CDT: Re: [ECHO_ADV_45$2006] WEBinsta CMS 0.3.1 (templates_dir) Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability.
- SourceForge.net: WEBInsta™ CMS.
- WEBinsta Web site: WebInsta content management system.
- BID-19489: WEBinsta CMS Templates_Dir Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4196: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in WEBInsta CMS 0.3.1 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the templates_dir parameter.
- SA21463: WEBInsta CMS File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3276: WEBInsta CMS templates_dir Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- WEBinsta WEBinsta CMS 0.3.1
Reported:
Aug 13, 2006
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