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TITLE:
phpFan "includepath" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32734

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32734/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
phpFan 3.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20523/

DESCRIPTION:
Ahmadbady has reported a vulnerability in phpFan, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "includepath" parameter in includes/init.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 of this vulnerability requires that
"magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.

This vulnerability is reported in version 3.3.4. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 3.3.5.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
ahmadbady

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ahmadbady:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/7143

phpFan:
http://scripts.ishallnotcare.org/2008/11/18/phpfan-335-security-release-important/

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