TITLE:
KnowledgebasePublisher "dir" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19298

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19298/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
KnowledgebasePublisher 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/8826/

DESCRIPTION:
uid0 has reported a vulnerability in KnowledgebasePublisher, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "dir" parameter in PageController.php is not
properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include arbitrary files from local and remote
resources.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.2. Prior versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.2.1.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=144153

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
uid0

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=402179&group_id=144153
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/1587

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