Kubix header.php file include
| kubix-header-file-include (30570) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Kubix could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the header.php script using the theme 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:
- Kubix, Kubix 0.7 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Kubix Web site, Kubix at http://kubixproject.net/.
- BID-21352: Kubix CMS Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-7117: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Kubix 0.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) include and execute arbitrary local files via .. sequences in the theme cookie to index.php, which is not properly handled by includes/head.php; and (2) read arbitrary files via .. sequences in the file parameter in an add_dl action to adm_index.php, as demonstrated by reading connect.php.
Reported:
Nov 29, 2006
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