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TITLE:
CoAST "sections_file" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32050

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32050/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
CoAST 0.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/19987/

DESCRIPTION:
DaRkLiFe has reported a vulnerability in CoAST, which can be
exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "sections_file" parameter in header.php is not
properly sanitised before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external
resources.

Successful exploitation requires valid user credentials and that
"register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability is reported in version 0.95. Other versions may
also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
DaRkLiFe

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6598

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