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[SA16049] Yawp "_Yawp[conf_path]" File Inclusion Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Jul 13 2005 - 06:49:30 CDT


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TITLE:
Yawp "_Yawp[conf_path]" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16049

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16049/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
Yawp 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/5364/

DESCRIPTION:
Stefan Esser has reported a vulnerability in Yawp, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "_Yawp[conf_path]" parameter isn't properly
verified, before it is used to include files. This can be exploited
to include arbitrary files from external and local resources via an
application using the vulnerable library.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.0.6 and prior.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.1.0.
http://phpyawp.com/yawiki/index.php?page=DownloadAndInstall

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Stefan Esser, Hardened-PHP Project

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory-102005.php

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