SB2010090301 - PHP file inclusion in Textpattern CMS

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) PHP file inclusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3205)

CWE-ID: CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect input validation passed via the "inc" HTTP parameter to index.php script. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application, include and execute arbitrary PHP code on the system with privileges of the web server.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.org/1008-exploits/textpattern-rfi.txt
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14823
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61475