phpCodeCabinet "BEAUT_PATH" Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in phpCodeCabinet, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "include/Beautifier/Core.php" script that fails to validate the "BEAUT_PATH" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
phpCodeCabinet version 0.5 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2006-4044
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2006-08-07 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote