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anyInventory "DIR_PREFIX" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA26696
Release Date: 2007-09-06
Last Update: 2007-09-10
Popularity: 4,013 views

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

Software:anyInventory 1.x
anyInventory 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-4744


Description:
ThE TiGeR has discovered a vulnerability in anyInventory, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "DIR_PREFIX" parameter in environment.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 confirmed in version 2.0 and reported in version 1.9.1. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
ThE TiGeR

Changelog:
2007-09-10: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4365


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