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Downstat "art" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA21914
Release Date: 2006-09-14
Last Update: 2006-09-20
Popularity: 5,734 views

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

Software:Downstat 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4827


Description:
sZ has discovered some vulnerabilities in Downstat, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "art" parameter in chart.php, modes.php, and stats.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code by including files from local or external resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerabilities have been confirmed in version 1.8. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
sZ

Changelog:
2006-09-20: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2359


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