VWar Functions_Admin.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	17315
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 25 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 30 2006 07:03PM
Credit:	Cedric Dubois is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	VWar VWar 1.4 VWar VWar 1.3
Not Vulnerable:	VWar VWar 1.5 VWar VWar 1.5.0 R11

VWar Functions_Admin.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

VWar is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.


Versions prior to 1.5.0 R11 are vulnerable.

VWar Functions_Admin.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited through a web client.

VWar Functions_Admin.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:

The vendor has released VWar 1.5.0 R11 to address this issue.


VWar VWar 1.3

• VWar VWar 1.5.0 R11
  http://www.vwar.de/download.php?action=fileinfo&catid=1&downloadid=80

VWar VWar 1.4

• VWar VWar 1.5.0 R11
  http://www.vwar.de/download.php?action=fileinfo&catid=1&downloadid=80

VWar Functions_Admin.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• VWar Web Site (VWar)