PHPauction include_path parameter file include
| phpauction-includepath-file-include (41239) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHPauction could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the converter.inc.php, messages.inc.php, or settings.inc.php script using the include_path 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:
- John Rayfield, PHPAuction 2.51
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHPauction (3.2 or later), available from the PHPAUCTION Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- PHPAUCTION Web site, PHPAUCTION Auction & e-business software: at http://www.phpauction.net/.
- BID-28284: PHPauction 'include_path' Parameter Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1416: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in PHPauction GPL 2.51 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the include_path parameter to (1) converter.inc.php, (2) messages.inc.php, and (3) settings.inc.php in includes/.
- SA29422: PHPauction GPL "include_path" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0908: PHPauction GPL include_path Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 17, 2008
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