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TITLE:
Exponent CMS "view" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22003

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Exponent CMS 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/4568/

DESCRIPTION:
rgod has discovered a vulnerability in Exponent CMS, which can be
exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive
information and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

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

This can further be exploited to include arbitrary PHP code injected
into session files.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 0.96.3. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
rgod

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