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TITLE:
HIOX Random Ad "hm" File Inclusion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31300

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31300/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information,
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
HIOX Random Ad 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/19399/

DESCRIPTION:
Ghost Hacker has discovered a vulnerability in HIOX Random Ad, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information and compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "hm" parameter in hioxRandomAd.php is not
properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external
resources.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.3. Other versions may
also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ghost Hacker

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6161

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