Pulse CMS Basic 1.2.8 Local File Inclusion

`'Pulse CMS Basic' Local File Inclusion Vulnerability (CVE-2010-4330)  
Mark Stanislav - [email protected]  
  
  
I. DESCRIPTION  
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A vulnerability exists in the 'includes/controller.php' script that allows for arbitrary local file inclusion due to a null-byte attack.  
  
  
II. TESTED VERSION  
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Version 1.2.8  
  
  
III. AFFECTED VERSIONS  
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< 1.2.9  
  
  
IV. PoC EXPLOIT  
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http://www.example.com/index.php?p=/../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00  
  
  
V. NOTES   
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* magic_quotes_gpc must be disabled for null-byte attacks to work  
* This issue did not affect Pulse CMS Pro according to the vendor  
  
  
VI. SOLUTION  
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Upgrade all previously installed versions to 1.2.9  
  
  
VII. REFERENCES  
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http://pulsecms.com/  
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4330  
http://www.uncompiled.com/2010/12/pulse-cms-basic-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-cve-2010-4330/  
  
  
VIII. TIMELINE  
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11/24/2010: Initial vendor disclosure  
11/25/2010: Vendor response that they had fixed the issue & updated the existing version (1.2.8)  
11/25/2010: Replied to vendor inquiring if a new point release would be made and affected versions  
11/26/2010: Vendor response noting a version increment was coming & vulnerable versions confirmation  
11/26/2010: Pulse CMS Basic 1.2.9 released  
12/05/2010: Public disclosure  
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