AlstraSoft Affiliate Network Pro "fl" Parameter File Download Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in AlstraSoft Affiliate Network Pro, 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 "admin/downloadbackup.php" script that does not validate the "fl" parameter before being passed as an argument to a "readfile()" call, which could be exploited by attackers to download arbitrary files from a vulnerable server via directory traversal attacks.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
AlstraSoft Affiliate Network Pro version 7.4 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2007-5223
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-10-03 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote