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phpht Topsites "phpht_real_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA22404
Release Date: 2006-10-13
Last Update: 2006-10-27
Popularity: 5,021 views

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

Software:phpht Topsites 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-5458


Description:
XORON has reported a vulnerability in phpht Topsites, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "phpht_real_path" parameter in common.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
XORON

Changelog:
2006-10-27: Added CVE reference.


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