INDEXU upgrade.php file include
| indexu-upgrade-file-include (31539) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
INDEXU could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the upgrade.php script using the gateway 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:
- nicecoder.com, INDEXU
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 16 2007 - 13:51:52 CST , vulnerability script indexu all versions at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-01/0404.html.
- nicecoder.com Web site, INDEXU New Release at http://www.nicecoder.com/idx_main.php?PHPSESSID=03c3b15b76ad35e66bc900233a1473ff.
- CVE-2007-0349: Directory traversal vulnerability in upgrade.php in nicecoder.com INDEXU 5.x allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the gateway parameter.
Reported:
Jan 16, 2007
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