RiSearch 0.99 /RiSearch Pro 3.2.6 - show.pl Arbitrary File Access

Author: Phil Robinson
type: remote
platform: cgi
port: 0
date_added: 2004-07-27
date_updated: 2016-10-27
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2004-2061;OSVDB-8266
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10812/info

RiSearch and RiSearch Pro are reported prone to an open proxy vulnerability. It is reported that the issue presents itself due to a lack of sufficient sanitization performed on user supplied URI parameters.

A remote attacker may exploit this condition in order to launch attacks against local and public services in the context of the site that is hosting the vulnerable script.

http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/search/show.pl?url=file:/etc/passwd