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iWare Professional SimpleChat "msg" PHP Code Execution
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22748
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Release Date:
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2006-11-07
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Last Update:
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2006-11-16
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Popularity:
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6,122 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | iWare Professional 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5837
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Description:
nuffsaid has discovered a vulnerability in iWare Professional, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "msg" parameter in admin/mods/SimpleChat_1.0.0/chat_panel.php is not properly sanitised, before it is written to the web-accessible chat_log.php file. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.0.4. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
Provided and/or discovered by:
nuffsaid
Changelog:
2006-11-16: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2733
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