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bcoos "file" Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30035
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Release Date:
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2008-05-19
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Last Update:
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2008-05-22
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Popularity:
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1,617 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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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: | bcoos 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2350
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Description:
Lostmon has discovered a vulnerability in bcoos, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information.
Input passed to the "file" parameter in class/debug/highlight.php is not properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to display arbitrary files by passing full paths or via directory traversal attacks.
Successful exploitation requires valid administrator credentials.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.13. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Only grant administrator access to trusted users.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Lostmon
Changelog:
2008-05-22: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2008/05/bcoos-highlightphp-traversal-file.html
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