A vulnerability was found in PHPGenealogy 2.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file CoupleDB.php. The manipulation of the argument DataDirectory with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CoupleDB.php in PHPGenealogy 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the DataDirectory parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 10/02/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3541 since 10/02/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:CoupleDB.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51728) and Exploit-DB (9155). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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