26290 : NPDS header.php Default_Theme Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-06-09	2006-06-09

Description

NPDS contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the header.php script not properly sanitizing user input, specifically directory traversal style attacks (../../) supplied via the 'Default_Theme' variable.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

npds.org

NPDS

5.10

References

CVE ID: 2006-2952 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 20523
Related OSVDB ID: 26287 26291 26292
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-2233
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-06/0077.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/npds510.txt
Vendor URL: http://www.npds.org/

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

DarkFig - gmdarkfiggmail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-06-12 | Disagree?

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