HAMweather Template.PHP Script Code Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20311
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 03 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 03 2006 08:05PM
Credit:	James Bercegay of the GulfTech Security Research Team is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	HAMweather HAMweather 3.9.8 .4
Not Vulnerable:	HAMweather HAMweather 3.9.8 .5

HAMweather Template.PHP Script Code Injection Vulnerability

HAMweather is prone to a script-code-injection 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.

HAMweather 3.9.8.4 and prior versions are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

HAMweather Template.PHP Script Code Injection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/hw3.php?daysonly=0).phpinfo().(

HAMweather Template.PHP Script Code Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 3.9.8.5 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

HAMweather Template.PHP Script Code Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Security Update Available for HW3php, perl and asp (HAMweather)
  
• Vendor Homepage (HAMweather)