TalkBack comments-display-tpl.php remote file include
| talkback-commentsdisplaytpl-file-include (38596) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
TalkBack could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the comments-display-tpl.php script using the language_file or config[comments_form_tpl] parameters 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:
- Old Guy¿s Scripts, Talkback Comments and Guestbook 2.2.7
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of TalkBack (2.2.8 or later), available from the Old Guy¿s Scripts Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Old Guy¿s Scripts Web site, Talkback Comments and Guestbook at http://www.scripts.oldguy.us/talkback/.
- BID-26520: Old Guy's Scripts TalkBack Comments and Guestbook Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6105: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in TalkBack 2.2.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) language_file parameter to (a) comments-display-tpl.php and (b) addons/separate-comments-mod/my-comments-display-tpl.php and the (2) config[comments_form_tpl] parameter to comments-display-tpl.php.
- SA27767: TalkBack Multiple File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3963: TalkBack Multiple Parameter Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 21, 2007
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