The Search Engine Project Configfunction.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20831
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 30 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 01 2006 06:17PM
Credit:	Cyber-Security is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	TSEP TSEP 0.942
Not Vulnerable:

The Search Engine Project Configfunction.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

The Search Engine Project 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.

Version 0.942 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

The Search Engine Project Configfunction.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof of concept is available:

http://www.example.com/include/configfunctions.php?tsep_config[absPath]=

The Search Engine Project Configfunction.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].

The Search Engine Project Configfunction.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Vendor Home Page (The Search Engine Project)