pluck < 4.5.3 Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34169

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by several local file include vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running pluck, a simple content management system written in PHP.

The version of pluck installed on the remote host fails to sanitize user-supplied input to several parameters before using it in 'data/inc/themes/predefined_variables.php' or 'data/inc/blog_include_react.php' to include PHP code. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue to view arbitrary files or possibly to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host, subject to the privileges of the web server user id.

Note that exploitation of these issues will only be successful if the underlying operating system accepts a backslash as a path separator, such as Windows.

Solution

Upgrade to pluck 4.5.3.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495706/30/0/threaded

http://www.nessus.org/u?b0c9968b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34169

File Name: pluck_4_5_3_file_includes.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/11/2008

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:pluck:pluck

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3851

BID: 30820

CWE: 22

SECUNIA: 31607