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OpenElec "obj" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA31953
Release Date: 2008-09-25
Popularity: 695 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:OpenElec 3.x

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Description:
dun has reported a vulnerability in OpenElec, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed via the "obj" parameter in scr/form.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.

The vulnerability is reported in version 3.01. Other versions may also be affected.

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

Provided and/or discovered by:
dun

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6530


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