e107 gsitemap.php file include
| e107-gsitemap-file-include (30030) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
e107 could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the gsitemap.php script using the e107language_e107cookie parameter to specify a malicious file from the local system, which could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Note: In order to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, the attacker would first be required to upload a malicious file or inject arbitrary commands into an existing file.
Platforms Affected:
- e107, e107 0.75 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- e107.org! Web site, e107.org! at http://e107.org/news.php.
- BID-20913: e107 GSitemap.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5786: Directory traversal vulnerability in class2.php in e107 0.7.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and execute PHP code in arbitrary files via .. sequences in the e107language_e107cookie cookie to gsitemap.php.
Reported:
Nov 04, 2006
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