RETIRED: PHPMyConferences Init.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20741
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 25 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 26 2006 08:13PM
Credit:	The-0utl4w is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	sedre.loria.fr phpMyConferences 8.0.2
Not Vulnerable:

RETIRED: PHPMyConferences Init.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

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

phpMyConference 8.0.2 is vulnerable to this issue.

Update: Further analysis reveals that this is not actually a vulnerability, so this BID is being retired.

RETIRED: PHPMyConferences Init.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available to demonstrate this issue:

http://www.example.com/{path}/init.php?lvc_include_dir=SHELL

RETIRED: PHPMyConferences Init.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].

Further analysis reveals that this is not actually a vulnerability, so this BID is being retired.

RETIRED: PHPMyConferences Init.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• phpMyConferences_8.0.2 Remote File Inclusion ([email protected])
  
• Re: phpMyConferences_8.0.2 Remote File Inclusion (Tamriel )
  
• phpMyConferences Web Site (phpMyConferences)