phpChess Community Edition "Root_Path" Parameter PHP File Inclusion Vulnerabilities


Description   Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in phpChess Community Edition, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. These issues are caused by input validation errors in the "skins/phpchess/layout_admin_cfg.php", "skins/phpchess/layout_cfg.php" and "skins/phpchess/layout_t_top.php" scripts when processing the "Root_Path" parameter, 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:
phpChess Community Edition version 2.0 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2007-2677
     
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 
2007-05-04 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote