FrontAccounting (FA) config.php file include
| fa-config-file-include (35873) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FrontAccounting (FA) could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the config.php script using the path_to_root 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:
- FrontAccounting, FrontAccounting 1.12 Build 31
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of FrontAccounting (FA) (1.13 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, FrontAccounting (FA) at http://sourceforge.net/projects/frontaccounting/.
- BID-25229: FrontAccounting Config.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4279: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config.php in FrontAccounting 1.12 Build 31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path_to_root parameter.
- SA26350: FrontAccounting "path_to_root" File Inclusion
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2809: FrontAccounting path_to_root Parameter Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 07, 2007
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