[SA21584] Empire CMS "check_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability

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TITLE:
Empire CMS "check_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21584

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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Empire CMS 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/11645/

DESCRIPTION:
Bob Linuson has discovered a vulnerability in Empire CMS, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "check_path" parameter in e/class/CheckLevel.php
is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can
be exploited to include arbitrary files from local and external
resources.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 3.7. Other versions
may also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Bob Linuson

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