VUPEN Security - MODx "base_path" Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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>> MODx "base_path" Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability

Title : MODx "base_path" Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4346
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5730
Rated as : High Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-06

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A vulnerability has been identified in MODx, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "manager/media/browser/mcpuk/connectors/php/Commands/Thumbnail.php" script that does not validate the "base_path" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by nuffsaid

ChangeLog

2006-11-06 : Initial release
2006-11-07 : Updated Solution

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