interact help.php file include
| interact-help-file-include (43937) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
interact could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted GET request to the help.php script using the module or file 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:
- interact, interact 2.4.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of October 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, interact at http://sourceforge.net/projects/cce-interact.
- BID-30315: Interact 'help.php' Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3384: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in help/help.php in Interact Learning Community Environment Interact 2.4.1 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) module and (2) file parameters.
- SA31150: Interact "file" Local File Inclusion
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2155: Interact help.php Script Multiple Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 21, 2008
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