FlashChat dir[inc] file include
| flashchat-dirinc-file-include (28706) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FlashChat could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the aedating4CMS.php, aedatingCMS2.php, or aedatingCMS.php script using the dir[inc] 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:
- TUFaT, FlashChat 4.5.7 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of FlashChat (4.6.2 or later), available from the FlashChat Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- FlashChat Web site, Customizable Flash Chat Room and Live Support system for your PHP/MySQL at http://www.tufat.com/s_flash_chat_chatroom.htm.
- BID-19826: FlashChat Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4583: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in FlashChat before 4.6.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the dir[inc] parameter in (1) inc/cmses/aedatingCMS.php, (2) inc/cmses/aedatingCMS2.php, or (3) inc/cmses/aedating4CMS.php.
- SA21756: FlashChat "dir[inc]" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016784: FlashChat Include File Bug in `dir[inc]` Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3449: FlashChat dir[inc] Parameter Handling Multiple Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 04, 2006
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