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AlstraSoft E-Friends "mode" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA16941
Release Date: 2005-09-26
Last Update: 2005-10-04
Popularity: 5,209 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:AlstraSoft E-Friends 4.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3062


Description:
Kurdish Hackers Clan has reported a vulnerability in AlstraSoft E-Friends, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "mode" parameter in "index.php" isn't properly verified, before it is used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from external and local resources.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 4.0. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
Kurdish Hackers Clan

Changelog:
2005-10-04: Added CVE reference.


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