---------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know that a change in our assessment rating, exploit code availability, or if an updated patch is released by the vendor, is not part of this mailing-list? Click here to learn more: http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: SilverNews "section" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA33887 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/33887/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: SilverNews 2.x http://secunia.com/advisories/product/5481/ DESCRIPTION: x0r has discovered a vulnerability in SilverNews, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information. Input passed to the "section" parameter in admin.php is not properly sanitised before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal attacks. Successful exploitation requires administrative access to the application. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.0.4. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised. Grant only trusted users administrative access to the application. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: x0r ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/8004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------