US UF Services EDU Health - File Include Vulnerability

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US UF Services EDU Health - File Include Vulnerability 


References (Source):
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=414


Release Date:
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2012-04-07


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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414


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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6.5


Product & Service Introduction:
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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university run by the U.S. federal government. 
The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad in the medical corps.

(Copy of the Homepage: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniformed_Services_University_of_the_Health_Sciences )


Abstract Advisory Information:
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A Vulnerability Laboratory Researcher  discovered a File Include Vulnerability on the USHS website.


Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2012-03-01:	Vendor Notification 1
2012-03-20:	Vendor Notification 2
2012-04-01:	Vendor Notification 2
2012-04-07:	Vendor Fix/Patch by Check
2012-04-08:	Public or Non-Public Disclosure


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Remote


Severity Level:
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Medium


Technical Details & Description:
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A critical File Include Vulnerability is detected on the famous website of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Remote attackers can request local system or web-server files to compromise the system.

Vulnerable Module(s):
                                                        [+] MEDPIX


Proof of Concept (PoC):
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The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers iwhtout user inter action. For demonstration or reproduce ...

PoC:
http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/medpix.html?mode=[FILE INCLUDE!]

Reference(s):
http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/medpix.html?mode=search#top


Solution - Fix & Patch:
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2012-04-07:	Vendor Fix/Patch


Security Risk:
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The security risk of the file include vulnerability is estimated as high(+).


Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability Research Laboratory -    N/A  Anonymous


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