A-Blog 2 menu.php navigation_start file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in A-Blog 2. This affects an unknown part of the file menu.php. This manipulation of the argument navigation_start causes file inclusion. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5092. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in A-Blog 2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file menu.php. The manipulation of the argument navigation_start 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 navigation/menu.php in A-Blog 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the navigation_start parameter.

The weakness was released 09/26/2006 by Drago84 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5092 since 09/29/2006. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by Drago84 and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit 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:menu.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 (29164), Exploit-DB (2436), SecurityFocus (BID 20230†), OSVDB (29217†) and Secunia (SA22061†). 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
Author: Drago84
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: Drago84
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5092 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5092
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32551
X-Force: 29164
SecurityFocus: 20230 - A-Blog Menu.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 22061 - A-Blog Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 29217 - A-Blog menu.php navigation_start Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-3796

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 06:19
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (49), 08/08/2017 08:47 (19), 07/25/2024 04:59 (17), 04/23/2026 06:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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