Exponent CMS index.php view Parameter Local File Inclusion

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22412

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is prone to a local file include issue.

Description

The remote host is running Exponent CMS, an open source content management system written in PHP.

The version of Exponent CMS installed on the remote host fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'view' parameter before using it in the 'modules/calendarmodule/class.php' script to include PHP code as part of its templating system. Regardless of PHP's 'magic_quotes_gpc' and 'register_globals' settings, an unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to exploit this issue to view arbitrary files or to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host, subject to the privileges of the web server user id.

Solution

Apply the patches for 96.3 as described in the vendor's advisory referenced above.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22412

File Name: exponent_view_file_include.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/19/2006

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:exponent:exponent_cms

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4963

BID: 20111

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