PowerBook index.php file include
| powerbook-index-file-include (41393) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PowerBook could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using the page 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:
- PowerScripts, PowerBook 1.21
Remedy:
No remedy available as of October 4, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Mar 24 2008 - 11:42:20 CDT, LFI in PowerBook 1.21 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0349.html.
- Projects - Powerscripts.org, PowerBook at http://www.powerscripts.org/projects-5.html.
- BID-28418: PowerBook 'page' Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1537: Directory traversal vulnerability in pb_inc/admincenter/index.php in PowerScripts PowerBook 1.21 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote file inclusion by using a UNC share pathname or an ftp, ftps, or ssh2.sftp URL.
- SA29480: PowerBook "page" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 24, 2008
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