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WitShare "menu" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA24813
Release Date: 2007-04-09
Last Update: 2007-04-12
Popularity: 3,175 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:WitShare 0.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-1928


Description:
the_Edit0r has discovered a vulnerability in WitShare, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.

Input passed to the "menu" parameter in index.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local resources.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.9. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

Use another product.

Provided and/or discovered by:
the_Edit0r

Changelog:
2007-04-12: Added CVE reference.


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