Info

Disclosure

Nov 07, 2005

Discovery

Sep 30, 2005

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

PHPKIT contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to its subsystem not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the "path" variable. This may allow a remote attacker to send a specially-crafted URL to include a file from the local host that contains arbitrary commands which will be executed by the vulnerable script.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

PHPKIT

1.6.1RC2

References

Security Tracker: 1015167 1015640
Bugtraq ID: 15354
Secunia Advisory ID: 17479
CVE ID: 2005-4424 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 20553 20554 20555 20556 20557 20558 20559 20560 20561 20563
ISS X-Force ID: 23014
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0265.html
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Nov/0191.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_212005.80.html

Credit

Christopher Kunz - christopher.kunzhardened-php.net - Hardened PHP Project
Johann-Peter Hartmann - hartmannfreecharts.de -
Stefan Esser - sesserhardened-php.net - www.hardened-php.net
Stefan Walk -

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/36218