actSite NEWS.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	25869
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-5174
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 01 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:35PM
Credit:	DNX discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	actSite actSite 1.56
Not Vulnerable:	actSite actSite 1.57

actSite NEWS.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

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

Exploiting this issue may allow an unauthorized remote user to view files and execute local scripts in the context of the webserver process.

This issue affects actSite 1.56; other versions may also be vulnerable.

actSite NEWS.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/phpinc/news.php?do=/../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00

actSite NEWS.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released actSite 1.57 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

actSite NEWS.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability

References:

• actSite 1.57 (actSite)
  
• actSite Homepage (actSite)