Zen Cart "url" Processing Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Zen Cart, which could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "extras/curltest.php" script that does not validate the "url" parameter, which could be exploited to disclose the contents of arbitrary files.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Zen Cart versio 1.3.8a and prior
     
Solution   Remote the "extras" folder.
     
CVE   CVE-2009-4321
     
References   http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142784
http://www.acunetix.com/blog/websecuritynews/acusensor-curl-and-zen-cart/
     
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
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2009-12-10 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote