FireFly "doc_root" and "DOCUMENT_ROOT" Parameters File Inclusion Vulnerabilities


Description   Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FireFly, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
The first issue is caused by an input validation error in the "modules/admin/include/localize.php" script when processing the "doc_root" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious PHP scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
The second vulnerability is caused by input validation errors in the "modules/admin/include/config.php" script when processing the "DOCUMENT_ROOT" and "doc_root" parameters, 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:
FireFly version 1.1.01 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2007-2460
CVE-2007-2456
     
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 
2007-04-27 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote