RSSonate PROJECT_ROOT file include
| rssonate-project-file-include (29703) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
RSSonate could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to multiple scripts using the PROJECT_ROOT parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Note: The following scripts are reported to be vulnerable:
xml2rss.php
config_local.php
rssonate.php
sql2xml.php
Platforms Affected:
- Government Open Code Collaborative, RSSonate
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Government Open Code Collaborative Web site, RSSonate: SQL to RSS at http://www.gocc.gov/groups/RI_SOS/software/sqltorss.
- BID-20654: RSSonate Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
- BID-20849: RSSonate Project_Root Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5518: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Christopher Fowler (Rhode Island) RSSonate allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the PROJECT_ROOT parameter to (1) xml2rss.php, (2) config_local.php, (3) rssonate.php, and (4) sql2xml.php in Src/getFeed/inc/.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4146: RSSonate PROJECT_ROOT Parameter Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 29935: RSSonate config_local.php PROJECT_ROOT Variable Remote File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 29936: RSSonate rssonate.php PROJECT_ROOT Variable Remote File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 29937: RSSonate sql2xml.php PROJECT_ROOT Variable Remote File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 29938: RSSonate xml2rss.php PROJECT_ROOT Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA22496: RSSonate "PROJECT_ROOT" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Oct 21, 2006
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