Directory traversal vulnerability in staff/app/common.inc.php in Phpkobo Address Book Script 1.09, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the LANG_CODE parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38731 | vdb entry exploit |
http://secunia.com/advisories/38938 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
http://osvdb.org/63004 | vdb entry |