Gnopaste "root_path" Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Gnopaste, which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "includes/common.php" script that fails to properly validate the "root_path" parameter, which may be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
gnopaste version 0.5.3 and prior
     
Solution   Upgrade to gnopaste version 0.5.4 : http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnopaste
     
CVE   CVE-2006-2834
     
References   http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=421183&group_id=166450
     
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 
2006-06-01 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote