Advisory Name: Local File Inclusion in Phreebooks v2.0
Internal Cybsec Advisory Id:
Vulnerability Class: Local File Inclusion
Release Date: 2010-05-26
Affected Applications: Phreebooks v2.0
Affected Platforms: Any running Phreebooks v2.0
Local / Remote: Remote
Severity: Medium – CVSS: 5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Researcher: Gustavo Sorondo
Vendor Status: N/A
Reference to Vulnerability Disclosure Policy: http://www.cybsec.com/vulnerability_policy.pdf
Vulnerability Description:
A vulnerability has been found in Phreebooks v2.0 which allows malicious people to include local files
by entering special characters in variables used to create file paths. The attackers use “../” sequences to
move up to root directory, thus permitting navigation through the file system.
The files are included into the scripts and its contents executed by the server.


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