Bernard Pacques Yet Another Community System Cms up to 6.6.1 context[path_to_root] file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Bernard Pacques Yet Another Community System Cms up to 6.6.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument context[path_to_root] causes file inclusion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-4532. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Bernard Pacques Yet Another Community System Cms up to 6.6.1 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument context[path_to_root] with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in articles/article.php in Yet Another Community System (YACS) CMS 6.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the context[path_to_root] parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 09/01/2006 by matasanos (Website). The advisory is shared at yetanothercommunitysystem.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4532 since 09/01/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28682), Exploit-DB (2282), SecurityFocus (BID 19799†), Secunia (SA21680†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016775†). The entries VDB-32104, VDB-84941, VDB-84942 and VDB-84943 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: yetanothercommunitysystem.com
Researcher: matasanos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32077
X-Force: 28682 - YACS CMS article.php file include
SecurityFocus: 19799 - YACS Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21680 - YACS "context[path_to_root]" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1016775 - Yet Another Community System (YACS) Include File Bug in 'context[path_to_root]' Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-3425

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2025 01:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (59), 09/24/2017 10:26 (12), 07/16/2024 22:18 (22), 04/23/2025 01:57 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:1B8:103

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