Focus/SIS FocusPath file include

focussis-focuspath-file-include (36521) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Focus/SIS could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the CategoryBreakdownTime.php or StudentFieldBreakdown.php script using the FocusPath 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:

  • Andrew Schmadeke, Focus/SIS 1.0

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • Focus/SIS Web site, Focus/SIS - open source student information system at http://www.focus-sis.org/.
  • BID-25603: Focus/SIS Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-4806: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/Discipline/CategoryBreakdownTime.php in Focus/SIS 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the FocusPath parameter.
  • CVE-2007-4942: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/Discipline/StudentFieldBreakdown.php in Focus/SIS 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the FocusPath parameter, a different vector than CVE-2007-4806. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown.
  • OSVDB ID: 36952: Focus/SIS CategoryBreakdownTime.php FocusPath Variable Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 36953: Focus/SIS StudentFieldBreakdown.php FocusPath Variable Remote File Inclusion
  • SA26750: Focus/SIS "FocusPath" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3134: Focus/SIS FocusPath Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Sep 08, 2007

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