Stadtaus Guestbook Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	17845
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2006-2158
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 04 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	May 04 2006 10:40PM
Credit:	rgod is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	STADTAUS.com Guestbook 1.7
Not Vulnerable:	STADTAUS.com Guestbook 1.9

Stadtaus Guestbook Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Stadtaus Guestbook 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.

Stadtaus Guestbook Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited through a web client.

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/Stadtaus-Guestbook-0504-rfi.pl

Stadtaus Guestbook Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 1.9 to address this issue.


STADTAUS.com Guestbook 1.7

• STADTAUS.com gbs1.9tar.gz
  http://www.stadtaus.com/en/php_scripts/guestbook_script/download_scrip t.php

Stadtaus Guestbook Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Security Update - Version 1.9 released (Stadtaus)
  
• Vendor Homepage (Stadtaus)