19242 : GuppY printfaq.php pg Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-09-06

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
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
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	GuppY	4.5.4
		4.5.5

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 16707
Related OSVDB ID: 19243
CVE ID: 2005-3156 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-09/0362.html
Vendor URL: http://www.freeguppy.org/?lng=en
Other Advisory URL: http://www.frsirt.com/bulletins/1891

Credit

Josh Zlatin-Amishav - jzlatinramat.cc -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-10-06 | Disagree?

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