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ACVSWS "CheminInclude" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA24983
Release Date: 2007-04-24
Last Update: 2007-04-30
Popularity: 3,324 views

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

Software:ACVSWS 1.x
ACVSWS 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-2202


Description:
MoHaNdKo has reported a vulnerability in ACVSWS, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system or to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "CheminInclude" parameter in inc_ACVS/SOAP/Transport.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 reported in the PHP 5 edition version 1.0 and the PHP 4 edition version 2.0. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
MoHaNdKo

Changelog:
2007-04-30: Added CVE reference.


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