3777 : Kietu hit.php url_hit Variable Remote File Inclusion
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4 months ago

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Disclosure

Feb 17, 2003

Discovery

Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Kietu web statistics program contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to include malicious PHP files from other locations. The issue is triggered when an attacker sends a specially-crafted URL request to the hit.php script with the parameter url_hit set to specify a malicious file. It is possible that the flaw may allow arbitrary command excution resulting in a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

When requesting a page using the parameter url_hit and specifying a location by URL it is possible to include a PHP file from a remote location.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s):
disable allow_url_fopen and register_globals in PHP unless required by other scripts.

Products

Kietu
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Kietu
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2.0
2.1
2.2
2.2.a
2.3

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