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TITLE:
xml2owl "file" Information Disclosure Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28071

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28071/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
xml2owl 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/16950/

DESCRIPTION:
GoLd_M has discovered a vulnerability in xml2owl, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "file" parameter in filedownload.php is not
properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to
download arbitrary files through directory traversal attacks or by
passing full paths.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.1.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
GoLd_M

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4729

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