TITLE:
Sphider "settings_dir" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19642

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19642/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Sphider 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/9337/

DESCRIPTION:
rgod has discovered a vulnerability in Sphider, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "settings_dir" parameter in "admin/configset.php"
is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can
be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code by including PHP scripts
from external resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.3. Other versions
may also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
rgod

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/1665

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