docpile:we "INIT_PATH" Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in docpile:we, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to input validation errors in various scripts (e.g. "lib/access.inc.php") that fail to validate the "INIT_PATH" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
docpile:we version 0.2.2 and prior
     
Solution   Upgrade to version 0.2.3 : http://docpile-we.berlios.de/download.php
     
CVE   CVE-2006-4076
CVE-2006-4075
     
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 
2006-08-09 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote