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TITLE:
ScarNews "sn_admin_dir" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24796

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24796/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
ScarNews 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/13886/

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

Input passed to the "sn_admin_dir" parameter in scarnews.inc.php is
not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external
resources.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.2.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
The vendor has issued an updated version 1.2.1:
http://www.scar4u.de/scripts/scarnews/download.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
BeyazKurt

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/3687

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