Vulnerability CVE-2008-5989
Published: 2009-01-28   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Directory traversal vulnerability in defs.php in PHPcounter 1.3.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
PHPcounter <= 1.3.2 (defs.php l) Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
dun
31.01.2009

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Phpcounter -> Phpcounter 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45378
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31373
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6553
http://secunia.com/advisories/31993
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