Puntal Installation Scripts GLOBALS Remote File Include Vulnerability

BID:21357

Info

Puntal Installation Scripts GLOBALS Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 21357
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 30 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 30 2006 06:54PM
Credit: Vendor is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Puntal Puntal 1.8.4
Puntal Puntal 1.8.3
Puntal Puntal 1.8.2
Not Vulnerable: Puntal Puntal 1.8.5

Discussion

Puntal Installation Scripts GLOBALS Remote File Include Vulnerability

Puntal installation scripts are prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to include arbitrary files with privileges of the webserver.

Puntal versions prior to 1.8.5 are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Puntal Installation Scripts GLOBALS Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

Solution / Fix

Puntal Installation Scripts GLOBALS Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update to address this issue.

Upgrade to Puntal version 1.8.5:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/puntal/http://sourceforge.net/projects/puntal/

References

Puntal Installation Scripts GLOBALS Remote File Include Vulnerability

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