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Virtual War "vwar_root" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA19438
Release Date: 2006-03-29
Last Update: 2006-04-04
Popularity: 6,340 views

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

Software:Virtual War 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-1503


Description:
[Oo] has discovered a vulnerability in Virtual War, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "vwar_root" parameter in "includes/functions_install.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.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.5.0 R11. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 1.5.0 R12.
http://www.vwar.de/download.php

Provided and/or discovered by:
[Oo]

Changelog:
2006-04-03: Added CVE reference.
2006-04-04: Updated "Solution" section.


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