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TITLE:
WB News "config[installdir]" Multiple File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33691

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33691/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
WB News 2.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/21132/

DESCRIPTION:
HACKERS PAL has discovered some vulnerabilities in WB News, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "config[installdir]" parameter in search.php,
archive.php, comments.php, news.php, base/News.php,
base/SendFriend.php, base/Archive.php, and base/Comments.php is not
properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include arbitrary files from local and external
resources.

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities requires that
"register_globals" is enabled.

These vulnerabilities are confirmed in version 2.0.1. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.1.0.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
HACKERS PAL

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