TITLE:
HTML::Merge "template" Directory Traversal Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA13041

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
HTML::Merge 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/4197/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in HTML::Merge, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "template" parameter in "printsource.pl" isn't
properly verified, before it is used to include template files. This
can be exploited to view the source of arbitrary files from local
resources.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.42. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 3.43.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=47854

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

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