WebChat defines.php file include
| webchat-definesphp-file-include (31624) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WebChat could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the defines.php script using the WEBCHATPATH 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:
- web/dev, WebChat 0.77
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WebChat (0.78 or later), available from the Webdev Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Webdev Web site, Download Webchat at http://www.webdev.ro/products/webchat/download.php.
- Webdev Web site, Webdev: Quality Web Programming and Design - PHP products: webchat phpx at http://www.webdev.ro/.
- BID-22153: WebChat Defines.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- BID-7000: Webchat Defines.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0485: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in defines.php in WebChat 0.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the WEBCHATPATH parameter.
- SA8206: WebChat Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1006193: WebChat Include File Bug in `defines.php` Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
Reported:
Jan 21, 2007
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