Maian Search search.php file include
| maian-search-file-include (33951) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Maian Search could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the search.php script using the path_to_folder 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:
- Maian Script World, Maian Search 1.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Maian Search (1.1 or later), available from the Maian Script World Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Apr 14 2007 - 10:24:03 CDT , Maian Search v1.1 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-04/0221.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Apr 14 2007 - 13:43:31 CDT , Re: Maian Search v1.1 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-04/0234.html.
- Maian Script World Web site, Maian Search at http://www.maianscriptworld.co.uk/security.html.
- CVE-2007-2077: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in search.php in Maian Search 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path_to_folder parameter. NOTE: this issue was disputed by a third party researcher, but confirmed by the vendor, stating this issue was fixed last year and [no] is longer a problem.
- OSVDB ID: 34150: Maian Search search.php path_to_folder Variable Remote File Inclusion
Reported:
Apr 14, 2007
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