Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been discovered in Help Center Live, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
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TITLE:
Help Center Live "file" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39615
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39615/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Help Center Live, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
Input passed via the "file" parameter to module.php (when "module" is
set to "HelpCenter") is not properly verified before being used to
include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from
local resources via directory traversal sequences.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.1.7. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
41.w4r10r
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