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TITLE:
TRG News Script "dir" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14669

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14669/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
TRG News Script 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/4828/

DESCRIPTION:
Frank "brOmstar" Reissner has reported a vulnerability in TRG News
Script, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "dir" parameter in various scripts in the
"install/" directory isn't properly verified, before it is used to
include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from
external and local resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.0. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Remove the installation directory after installation.

Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

Set "register_globals" to "Off".

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Frank "brOmstar" Reissner

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