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TITLE:
PHP_CON "webappcfg[APPPATH]" File Inclusion

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27852

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27852/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information,
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
PHP_CON 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/16740/

DESCRIPTION:
GoLd_M has reported a vulnerability in PHP_CON, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or to
compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "webappcfg[APPPATH]" parameter in
PHP_CON/Exchange/include.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 requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.3. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
GoLd_M

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4670

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