AutoLinks 2.1 al_initialize.php alpath file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in AutoLinks 2.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file al_initialize.php of the component Links. The manipulation of the argument alpath leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2782. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AutoLinks 2.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file al_initialize.php of the component Links. The manipulation of the argument alpath 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in al_initialize.php for AutoLinks Pro 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via an "ftp://" URL in the alpath parameter, which bypasses the incomplete blacklist that only checks for "http" and "https" URLs.

The bug was discovered 08/28/2005. The weakness was disclosed 09/02/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2782 since 09/02/2005. 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.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:al_initialize.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19522 (AutoLinks Pro 'al_initialize.php alpath 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 and running in the context r.

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 (22061), Exploit-DB (26208), Tenable (19522), SecurityFocus (BID 14686†) and OSVDB (19066†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19522
Nessus Name: AutoLinks Pro 'al_initialize.php alpath Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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08/28/2005 🔍
08/29/2005 +1 days 🔍
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08/30/2005 +1 days 🔍
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09/06/2005 +4 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3473 days 🔍
03/28/2025 +3670 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2782 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2782
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26207
X-Force: 22061
SecurityFocus: 14686 - AutoLinks Pro Al_initialize.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 16620 - AutoLinks Pro "alpath" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19066 - AutoLinks Pro - Al_initialize.PHP Remote File Include Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9103 - AutoLinks Pro PHP File Inclusion via alpath Parameter to al_initialize.php Script, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 03/28/2025 12:35
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (67), 06/09/2019 09:31 (6), 03/28/2025 12:35 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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