Secunia Security Advisory - r0ut3r has reported a vulnerability in PHPRecipeBook, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
PHPRecipeBook "g_rb_basedir" File Inclusion Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22427
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22427/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
PHPRecipeBook 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/2464/
DESCRIPTION:
r0ut3r has reported a vulnerability in PHPRecipeBook, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "g_rb_basedir" parameter in
classes/Import_MM.class.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.
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.36. Prior versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.37.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
r0ut3r
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