3396 : PHP mylog.html screen Parameter Arbitrary File Access
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Last Modified

3 months ago

Percent Complete

65%

Disclosure

Oct 19, 1997

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Oct 19, 1997

Solution

Unknown

Keywords

Description

PHP/FI contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to view arbitray files. The issue is due to the "mylog.html" sample script not sanitizing input passed to the "screen" variable. By supplying a fully qualified path and filename, the script will return the contents of the file.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this
vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

PHP Group
Watch-list
PHP/FI
Watch-list
1.0
2.0

References

Tools & Filters

Nikto

3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065

Nessus

15708

Manual Testing Notes

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