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plx Pay "read" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA23190
Release Date: 2006-12-01
Last Update: 2006-12-11
Popularity: 5,863 views

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

Software:plx Pay 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6392


Description:
arabhat has reported a vulnerability in plx Pay, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "read" parameter in index.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local resources and e.g. allows to see the user credentials and other sensitive information by including the "../a_searchu.php" file.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
arabhat

Changelog:
2006-12-11: Added CVE reference.


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