Socketwiz Bookmarks "root_dir" Parameter Handling File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Socketwiz Bookmarks, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "smarty_config.php" script that does not validate the "root_dir" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Socketwiz Bookmarks version 2.0 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2006-7069
     
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 
2006-09-11 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote