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Xoops Cjay Content WYSIWYG IE Module "spaw_root" File Inclusion
Secunia Advisory: SA25665
Release Date: 2007-06-14
Last Update: 2007-06-15
Popularity: 6,055 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Cjay Content WYSIWYG IE 3.x (module for Xoops)

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-3220


Description:
FiSh has discovered a vulnerability in the Cjay Content WYSIWYG IE module for Xoops, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "spaw_root" parameter in admin/editor2/spaw_control.class.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability is related to:
SA20558
SA22383
SA25522
SA25652
SA25667

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
FiSh

Changelog:
2007-06-15: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4070

Other References:
SA20558:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20558/

SA22383:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22383/

SA25522:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25522/

SA25652:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25652/

SA25667:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25667/


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