[SA18268] phpBook "email" PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

TITLE:
phpBook "email" PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18268

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18268/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
phpBook 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/6719/

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

Input passed to the "email" parameter when signing the guestbook
isn't properly sanitised before being stored in a PHP script. This
can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.3.2 and has also
been reported in prior versions. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://evuln.com/vulns/6/summary.html

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