Free Articles Directory index.php page Parameter Remote File Inclusion

high Nessus Plugin ID 21146

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a remote file include vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running Free Articles Directory, a CMS written in PHP.

The installed version of Free Articles Directory fails to sanitize user input to the 'page' parameter in index.php. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to read arbitrary local files or include a file from a remote host that contains commands which will be executed by the vulnerable script, subject to the privileges of the web server process.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2006/Mar/396

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21146

File Name: free_articles_directory_file_includes.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/27/2006

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1350

BID: 17183