RCBlog Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	16342
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 20 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 22 2006 12:02AM
Credit:	Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	RCBlog RCBlog 1.0.3
Not Vulnerable:

RCBlog Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

RCBlog is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the webserver process. Information obtained may aid in further attacks.

Version 1.0.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

RCBlog Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

An example URI has been provided:

http://www.example.com/rcblog/index.php? post=../config/password

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/RCBlog_poc.pl

RCBlog Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

RCBlog Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:

• [eVuln] RCBlog Directory Traversal & Sensitive Information Disclosure ([email protected])