Meta Search Engine "url" Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Meta Search Engine, which could be exploited by remote attackers to disclose sensitive information. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "index.php" script when processing the "url" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to disclose the contents of arbitrary files.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Meta Search Engine version 1.0
     
Solution  
     
CVE  
     
References   http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/mse-rfi.txt
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2009-07-22 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote