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Date: Thu Oct 09 2008 - 10:24:04 CDT

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TITLE:
WebBiscuits FAQ Support "download" File Disclosure Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32158

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32158/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
WebBiscuits FAQ Support 1.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20044/

DESCRIPTION:
Gold_M has discovered a vulnerability in WebBiscuits FAQ Support,
which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information.

Input passed to the "download" parameter in wce.download.php is not
properly verified before being used to read files. This can be
exploited to disclose arbitrary files from local resources via
directory traversal attacks.

This vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Gold_M

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6703

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