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TITLE:
CzarNews "tpath" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14670

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
CzarNews 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/4829/

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

Input passed to the "tpath" parameter is not properly verified,
before it is used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from external and local resources.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.13b. Other versions
may also be affected.

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

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

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