Wordsmith config.inc.php file include
| wordsmith-config-file-include (36746) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Wordsmith could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. If register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the config.inc.php script using the _path parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote or 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 using a local file, the attacker would first be required to upload a malicious file or inject arbitrary commands into an existing file.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 6.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- SourceForge.net: Wordsmith.
- BID-25783: Wordsmith Config.Inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5102: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config.inc.php in Wordsmith 1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the _path parameter.
- CVE-2007-5103: Directory traversal vulnerability in config.inc.php in Wordsmith 1.0 RC1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the _path parameter.
- SA26924: Wordsmith "_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3251: WordSmith _path Parameter Processing Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Wordsmith Wordsmith 1.0 RC1
Reported:
Sep 22, 2007
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