23349 : Geeklog lib-common.php Local File Inclusion
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7 months ago

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Disclosure
Feb 19, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Geeklog contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to lib-common.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'language' variable. This may allow an attacker to read arbitrary local files or include local files which contain arbitrary commands which will be executed by the vulnerable script.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored / Private
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

 Upgrade Geeklog to version 1.4.0sr1 or 1.3.11sr4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. Media Gallery users can upgrade to 1.2.4. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Geeklog
Watch-list
Geeklog
Watch-list
 1.3.5
1.3.7
1.3.8
1.3.6
1.3.9
1.3.10
1.3.11
1.3.11sr4
1.4.0
1.4.0sr1
Media Gallery Support
Watch-list
Media Gallery
Watch-list
 1.2.3
1.2.4

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