30186 : MODx Thumbnail.php base_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
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5 months ago

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Disclosure

Nov 03, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Nov 03, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

MODx contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to Thumbnail.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'base_path' variable. This may allow an attacker to include a file from a remote host that contains 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 Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the register_globals PHP option is set to 'on'. This has not been the default setting for PHP installs since version 4.2.0 (22-Apr-2002).

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.2.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

MODx CMS
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MODx
Watch-list
0.9.2.1

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Nessus

23641

Manual Testing Notes

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