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TITLE:
osDate "php121dir" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28420

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/28420/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information,
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
osDate 2.x
https://secunia.com/product/17159/

DESCRIPTION:
Cold z3ro has discovered a vulnerability in osDate, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or to
compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "php121dir" parameter in php121/php121db.php is
not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include arbitrary files from local resources or external
FTP resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
Successful exploitation with local resources requires that
"magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.

This is related to:
SA24818

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.0.8. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Cold z3ro

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://milw0rm.com/exploits/4870

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA24818:
https://secunia.com/advisories/24818/

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