Comdev Form Designer 4.1 adminfoot.php path[docroot] file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Comdev Form Designer 4.1. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file adminfoot.php. The manipulation of the argument path[docroot] results in file inclusion. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-5440. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Comdev Form Designer 4.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the file adminfoot.php. The manipulation of the argument path[docroot] with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adminfoot.php in Comdev Form Designer 4.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path[docroot] parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2006 by Disfigure (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5440 since 10/20/2006. 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 exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:adminfoot.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 (29220), SecurityFocus (BID 20566†), OSVDB (29845†) and Secunia (SA22459†). The entries VDB-32569, VDB-32893, VDB-32891 and VDB-32890 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best 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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10/16/2006 🔍
10/19/2006 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Disfigure
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5440 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5440
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32892
X-Force: 29220 - Multiple Comdev modules path[docroot] file include
SecurityFocus: 20566 - Multiple Comdev Applications Adminfoot.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 22459
OSVDB: 29845 - Comdev Form Designer adminfoot.php path[docroot] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-4103

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

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/25/2026 03:43
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (58), 10/04/2017 10:03 (6), 04/25/2026 03:43 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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