CAPTCHA Plugin for Geeklog "_CONF[path]" Parameter File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in CAPTCHA (plugin for Geeklog), which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable web server. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "captcha.class.php" script when processing the "_CONF[path]" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious PHP scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
CAPTCHA (plugin for Geeklog) version 2.1.1 and prior
     
Solution   Upgrade to CAPTCHA version 2.1.2 : http://www.gllabs.org/filemgmt/index.php?id=103
     
CVE  
     
References   http://www.gllabs.org/wiki/doku.php?id=security:captcha-2007-05-24
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-05-30 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote