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PhpGedView File Inclusion and PHP Code Injection Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18177
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Release Date:
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2005-12-21
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Last Update:
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2006-01-02
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Popularity:
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6,695 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | PhpGedView 2.x
PhpGedView 3.x
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Description:
rgod has reported some vulnerabilities in PhpGedView, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information and compromise a vulnerable system.
1) Input passed to the "PGV_BASE_DIRECTORY" parameter in "help_text_vars.php" isn't properly verified, before it is used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from external and local resources.
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
2) Input passed to the "user_language", "user_email", and "user_gedcomid" parameters when registering isn't properly sanitised before being stored in the PHP script "authenticate.php". This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code.
Successful exploitation requires that "magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.
The vulnerabilities have been reported in version 3.3.7 and prior.
Solution:
Update to version 3.3.8.
http://www.phpgedview.net/download.php
Provided and/or discovered by:
rgod
Changelog:
2006-01-02: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://rgod.altervista.org/phpgedview_337_xpl.html
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