Secunia Security Advisory - NeXtMaN has reported some vulnerabilities in FlashChat, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
FlashChat "dir[inc]" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21756
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21756/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
FlashChat 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/11824/
DESCRIPTION:
NeXtMaN has reported some vulnerabilities in FlashChat, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "dir[inc]" parameter in
inc/cmses/aedatingCMS2.php and inc/cmses/aedating4CMS.php is not
properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include files from local or external resources.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 4.6.2.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
NeXtMaN
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