Post Affiliate Pro 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	31796
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-4602
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 16 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 16 2015 05:52PM
Credit:	ZeN
Vulnerable:	Post Affiliate Pro Post Affiliate Pro 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Post Affiliate Pro 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability

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

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability using directory-traversal strings to view local files within the context of the webserver process. Information harvested may aid in further attacks.

The issue affects Post Affiliate Pro 2.0; other versions may also be affected.

Post Affiliate Pro 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/index.php?md=../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00

Post Affiliate Pro 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Post Affiliate Pro 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Post Affiliate Pro Web Site (Post Affiliate Pro)