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phpWebFTP "language" Local File Inclusion
Secunia Advisory: SA19706
Release Date: 2006-04-18
Last Update: 2006-05-03
Popularity: 6,782 views

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

Software:phpWebFTP 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-1812
CVE-2006-1813


Description:
arko.dhar has discovered a vulnerability in phpWebFTP, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

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

Successful exploitation requires that "magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 3.2 and 3.3a. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 3.3b.
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=122425

Provided and/or discovered by:
arko.dhar

Changelog:
2006-04-19: Added CVE references.
2006-05-02: Added version 3.3a as affected.
2006-05-03: Updated "Solution Status" and "Solution" sections.

Original Advisory:
https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=566199


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