Snort Report "dbtype" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been discovered in Snort Report, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.
Input passed to the "dbtype" parameter in DB.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal sequences and URL-encoded NULL bytes.
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled and "magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.3.3. Other versions may also be affected.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Snort Report 1.x
     
Solution   Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
     
CVE  
     
References   http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/109482/Snort-Report-1.3.2-Local-File-Inclusion.html
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Escaped NULL char in URL
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2012-02-07 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Remote