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Pagesetter id Parameter Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tries to read a local file with Pagesetter

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by an
information disclosure vulnerability.

Description :

The third-party Pagesetter module for PostNuke installed on the remote
host fails to sanitize input to the 'id' parameter before using it to
display a file in the function 'pagesetter_file_preview()' of the
script 'pnfile.php'. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this
issue to view arbitrary files on the remote host, subject to the
rights of the web server user id.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461339/30/0/threaded
http://www.elfisk.dk/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=7&pid=125

Solution :

Upgrade to Pagesetter version 6.3.0 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:N/A:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 22733

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

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