19242 : GuppY printfaq.php pg Variable Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Last Modified
7 months ago

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100%

Disclosure
Sep 06, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Sep 30, 2005

Solution
Unknown

Description

 GuppY contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the 'printfaq.php' script not properly sanitizing user input, specifically traversal style attacks (../../) supplied via the 'pg' variable.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

 Upgrade to version 4.5.6a or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Laurent Duveau
Watch-list
GuppY
Watch-list
 4.5.4
4.5.5

References

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Credit
  • Josh Zlatin-Amishav - joshBrand New Doo Dootkos.co.il -

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