KISGB (Keep It Simple Guest Book) view_private.php file include
| kisgb-viewprivate-file-include (41525) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
KISGB (Keep It Simple Guest Book) could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the view_private.php script using the tmp_theme 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:
- Raven PHP Scripts, KISGB (Keep It Simple Guest Book)
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net: Files, KISGB (Keep It Simple Guest Book) at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=38585.
- BID-28513: KISGB 'view_private.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1635: Directory traversal vulnerability in view_private.php in Keep It Simple Guest Book (KISGB) 5.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tmp_theme parameter. NOTE: 5.1.1 is also reportedly affected.
Reported:
Mar 30, 2008
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