Anthologia "ads_file" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA24908
Release Date: 2007-04-18
Popularity: 3,158 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Anthologia 0.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-2094


Description:
Dj7xpl has discovered a vulnerability in Anthologia, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system or to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "ads_file" parameter in index.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 0.5.2. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
Dj7xpl

Changelog:
2007-04-18: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/3751


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