Avatic Aardvark Topsites PHP up to 4.2.2 sources/lostpw.php CONFIG[path] file inclusion

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Avatic Aardvark Topsites PHP up to 4.2.2 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file sources/lostpw.php. The manipulation of the argument CONFIG[path] with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sources/lostpw.php in Aardvark Topsites PHP 4.2.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the CONFIG[path] parameter, as demonstrated by including a GIF that contains PHP code.

The weakness was disclosed 04/30/2006 by cijfer (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2149 since 05/03/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by cijfer in Perl and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:sources/lostpw.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21329 (Aardvark Topsites CONFIG[path] Parameter Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4375.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26189), Tenable (21329) and Exploit-DB (1732). The entry 35160 is pretty similar.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: cijfer
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Nessus ID: 21329
Nessus Name: Aardvark Topsites CONFIG[path] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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OpenVAS ID: 200005
OpenVAS Name: Aardvark Topsites <
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Suricata ID: 2002901
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Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: cijfer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-2149 (🔍)
X-Force: 26189
Vulnerability Center: 11395 - Aardvark Topsites PHP 4.2.2 and Earlier Remote PHP Code Execution When register_globals Is Enabled, High
SecurityFocus: 17940 - Aardvark Topsites PHP LostPW.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 19911 - Aardvark Topsites PHP "CONFIG[path]" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 25158 - Aardvark Topsites PHP sources/lostpw.php CONFIG[path] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-1587

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/12/2021 09:22
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (73), 08/06/2017 15:20 (17), 07/12/2021 09:22 (3)
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