Poplar Gedcom Viewer Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	22038
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 13 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 15 2007 04:50PM
Credit:	GolD_M <[email protected]>is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Poplar Gedcom Viewer Poplar Gedcom Viewer 1.2.2 Poplar Gedcom Viewer Poplar Gedcom Viewer 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Poplar Gedcom Viewer Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Poplar Gedcom Viewer 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.

Poplar Gedcom Viewer 2.0 and prior Versions are vulnerable.

Poplar Gedcom Viewer Common.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/include/common.php?env[rootPath]=[EV!L-CODE]

Poplar Gedcom Viewer Common.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].

Poplar Gedcom Viewer Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Project Page (Poplar Gedcom Viewer)