phpMyPortal "GLOBALS[CHEMINMODULES]" Parameter PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in phpMyPortal, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable web server. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "inc/articles.inc.php" script when processing the "GLOBALS[CHEMINMODULES]" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious PHP scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
phpMyPortal version 3.0.0-RC3 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2007-2594
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention: suspicious GLOBALS variable
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-05-09 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote