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php Download Manager "content" File Inclusion Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory: SA29089  
Release Date: 2008-02-25
Last Update: 2008-02-29

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

Software:php Download Manager 1.x

CVE reference:CVE-2008-1042 (Secunia mirror)

This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
BeyazKurt has discovered a vulnerability in php Download Manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "content" parameter in include/body.inc.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local and external resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.1. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
BeyazKurt

Changelog:
2008-02-29: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5183



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