[SA21796] photokorn "dir_path" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

TITLE:
photokorn "dir_path" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21796

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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
photokorn 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/9586/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in photokorn, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "dir_path" parameter in includes/cart.inc.php and
extras/ext_cat.php is not properly verified before being used to
include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from
local or remote resources.

The vulnerabilities have been reported in version 1.52. Other
versions may also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
"Saudi Hackrz"

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