phpECard functions.php file include
| phpecard-functions-file-include (28623) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpECard could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the functions.php and the index.php script using the include_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.
*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:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- phpECard Web site: phpECard system:: downloads & support forums.
- BID-19752: PHPECard Functions.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4456: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in functions.php in phpECard 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the include_path parameter.
- CVE-2006-4457: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in phpECard 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the include_path parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 28291: phpECard functions.php include_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA21676: phpECard "include_path" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016768: phpECard Include File Flaw in `functions.php` Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3411: phpECard include_path Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB phpECard 2.1.4 and prior
Reported:
Aug 29, 2006
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