WEBinsta CMS Templates_Dir Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19489
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 12 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 06 2006 08:58PM
Credit:	K-159 is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	WEBInsta CMS 0.3.1
Not Vulnerable:	WEBInsta CMS 0.4

WEBinsta CMS Templates_Dir Remote File Include Vulnerability

WEBinsta CMS is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails 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 facilitate a compromise of the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Version 0.3.1 is reported vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WEBinsta CMS Templates_Dir Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using a web client.

The following proof-of-concept script is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/webinsta_cms_file_include.pl

WEBinsta CMS Templates_Dir Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
Webinsta CMS version 0.4 is available to address this issue.

WEBinsta CMS Templates_Dir Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Webinsta CMS Home Page (WEBinsta)
  
• Webinsta CMS, unsecure? (Webinsta)
  
• [ECHO_ADV_45$2006] WEBinsta CMS 0.3.1 (templates_dir) Remote File Inclusion Vuln ([email protected])