Secunia Security Advisory - HouSSaMix has discovered a vulnerability in Connectix Boards, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Connectix Boards "template_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28704
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28704/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information,
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Connectix Boards 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/13557/
DESCRIPTION:
HouSSaMix has discovered a vulnerability in Connectix Boards, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information or to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "template_path" parameter in
templates/Official/part_userprofile.php is not properly verified
before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local or external resources.
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.8.2. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
HouSSaMix, H-T Team
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5012
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