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TITLE:
phpECard "include_path" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21676

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21676/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
phpECard 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/11756/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpECard, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "include_path" parameter in functions.php and
index.php is not properly verified before being used to include
files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code by
including files from local or external resources.

The vulnerabilities have been confirmed in version 2.1.4. Other
versions may also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
LeAk

Additional information reported by an anonymous person.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2275

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