3848 : phpWebSite modsecurity.php inc_prefix Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
11	1056	over 9 years ago	over 3 years ago	2 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2002-09-22

Description

phpWebSite contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker include arbitrary PHP files. Due to a lack of sanity checks in the include_once.php script, the inc_prefix variable can be used to include arbitrary PHP files on remote sites. Specially crafted PHP files with commands will be executed on the victim machine with the privileges of the web server.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this
vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

phpWebSite

0.8.2

References

ISS X-Force ID: 10164
CVE ID: 2002-1135 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 7145
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0275.html
Vendor URL: http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/

Tools & Filters

Nikto	1182

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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