27164 : Phorum pm.php template Variable Local File Inclusion
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7 months ago

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Disclosure

Jul 13, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jul 13, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

Phorum contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to include arbitrary files from local resources. The issue is due to 'pm.php' not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'template' variable. This may allow an attacker to inject arbitrary PHP code into the web logs before including the log via the vulnerable script.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the magic_quotes_gpc PHP option is 'off' and the register_globals PHP option is 'on'.

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.1.15 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): Disable register_globals PHP option.

Products

Phorum
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Phorum
Watch-list
5.1.14

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  • rgod - rgodBrand New Doo Dooautistici.org - http://retrogod.altervista.org

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