Bcoos common.php local file include
| bcoos-common-file-include (38592) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Bcoos could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the common.php script using the xoopsOption[pagetype] 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:
- Bcoos, bcoos 1.0.10 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- bcoos Web site, bcoos at http://www.bcoos.net.
- BID-26505: bcoos Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6079: Directory traversal vulnerability in include/common.php in bcoos 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the xoopsOption[pagetype] parameter to the default URI for modules/news/. NOTE: this can be leveraged by using legitimate product functionality to upload a file that contains the code, then including that file.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3962: Bcoos Local File Inclusion and Remote SQL Query Injection Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 20, 2007
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