Secunia Security Advisory - Kacper has discovered a vulnerability in PH Pexplorer, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information or compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
PH Pexplorer "Language" File Inclusion Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22504
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22504/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
PH Pexplorer 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/12379/
DESCRIPTION:
Kacper has discovered a vulnerability in PH Pexplorer, which can be
exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information or
compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "Language" cookie parameter in
explorer_load_lang.php is not properly verified before being used to
include files. This can be exploited to include files from local
resources.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.24. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Kacper
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.rahim.webd.pl/exploity/Exploits/104.txt
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