CommunityPortals Bug.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20467
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 11 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 12 2006 09:34PM
Credit:	Nima Salehi is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Cuttlefish.com Ltd. CommunityPortals 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

CommunityPortals Bug.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

An attacker can exploit this issue to have malicious PHP code execute in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

CommunityPortals 1.0 Build 12-31-18 and prior versions are affected by this issue.

CommunityPortals Bug.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

A sample exploit has been provided:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/communityportals-lteq1.0-rfi.pl

CommunityPortals Bug.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].

CommunityPortals Bug.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• CommunityPortals Web Site (Leicestershire)
  
• CommunityPortals <= 1.0 Remote File Include Vulnerability ([email protected])