PHPRecipeBook Import_MM.class.php file include

phprecipebook-import-file-include (29611) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

PHPRecipeBook could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the Import_MM.class.php script using the g_rb_basedir 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:

  • Todd Rogers, PHPRecipeBook 2.36 and prior

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of PHPRecipeBook (2.37 or later), available from the PHPRecipeBook Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • PHPRecipeBook Web page, PHP RecipeBook at http://phprecipebook.sourceforge.net/index.php.
  • BID-20575: PHPRecipeBook Import_MM.Class.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-5399: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in classes/Import_MM.class.php in PHPRecipeBook 2.36, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the g_rb_basedir parameter.
  • SA22427: PHPRecipeBook "g_rb_basedir" File Inclusion Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-4051: PHPRecipeBook g_rb_basedir Parameter Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability

Reported:

Oct 16, 2006

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