12184 : PHP expose_php Directive Version / Information Disclosure
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
81	10619	over 7 years ago	about 1 year ago	3 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2004-11-28	2004-11-28

Keywords

easter egg

Description

PHP contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker makes certain HTTP requests with crafted arguments, which will disclose PHP version and another sensitive information resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Workaround
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

No patches are necessary to correct this issue. Set the "expose_php" setting to "Off" in the php.ini file, which will disable this functionality.

Products

PHP Group

PHP

4.3.10RC1

References

Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sf/www-mobile/2004-q4/0317.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sf/www-mobile/2004-q4/0319.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sf/www-mobile/2004-q4/0333.html

Tools & Filters

Nikto	1384 1385 1386 1387
	46803

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Andi McLean - andi_mcleanntlworld.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: osvdb.org | Generated: 2010-08-06 | Disagree?

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