Virtual War "vwar_root" Variable Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Virtual War, which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "includes/functions_install.php" script that does not validate the "vwar_root" variable, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Virtual War version 1.5.0-R11 and prior
     
Solution   Upgrade to Virtual War version 1.5.0-R12 : http://www.vwar.de/download.php
     
CVE   CVE-2006-1503
     
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 
2006-03-29 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote