Aurora CMS "AURORA_MODULES_FOLDER" File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Aurora CMS, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable web server. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "public_html/add-ons/modules/sysmanager/plugins/install.plugin.php" script when processing the "AURORA_MODULES_FOLDER" 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:
Aurora CMS version 1.0.2 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE  
     
References   http://milw0rm.com/exploits/9656
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
Misc : Local File Inclusion - suspicious /etc/passwd found in URL
3.5.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2009-09-15 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote