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phpFan "includepath" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA32734
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Popularity: 654 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:phpFan 3.x

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Description:
Ahmadbady has reported a vulnerability in phpFan, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "includepath" parameter in includes/init.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that "magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.

This vulnerability is reported in version 3.3.4. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 3.3.5.

Provided and/or discovered by:
ahmadbady

Original Advisory:
ahmadbady:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/7143

phpFan:
http://scripts.ishallnotcare.org/2008...hpfan-335-security-release-important/


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