SWS Simple Website Software up to 0.99 common.php SWSDIR file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SWS Simple Website Software up to 0.99 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file common.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument SWSDIR can lead to file inclusion. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-5636. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SWS Simple Website Software up to 0.99. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file common.php. The manipulation of the argument SWSDIR 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. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in common.php in Simple Website Software (SWS) 0.99 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the SWSDIR parameter.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2006 by Cyber-Security (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5636 since 10/31/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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:common.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 (29861), Exploit-DB (2673), SecurityFocus (BID 20787†), OSVDB (30131†) and Secunia (SA22618†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

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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10/28/2006 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Cyber-Security
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5636 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5636
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33058
X-Force: 29861 - Simple Website Software (SWS) common.php file include
SecurityFocus: 20787 - Simple Website Software Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 22618
OSVDB: 30131 - Simple Website Software common.php SWSDIR Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-4262

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/26/2026 01:34
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (62), 10/04/2017 10:03 (4), 08/03/2024 09:47 (22), 04/26/2026 01:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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