XCMS Galerie.php file include
| xcms-galerie-file-include (35191) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
XCMS could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the Galerie.php script using the Ent or Lang 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:
- XCMS, XCMS 1.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- XCMS Web site, XCMS 1.0 Beta : Actualité du développement at http://groupeclan.free.fr/.
- BID-24724: XCMS Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3523: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Module/Galerie.php in XCMS 1.1 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) Ent or (2) Lang parameter.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2409: XCMS Lang Parameter Processing Arbitrary Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 30, 2007
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