XAMMP Lang.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:13983

Info

XAMMP Lang.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13983
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 17 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 17 2005 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor credits KryShAAm from P31Crew with the discovery of this vulnerability. The vendor announced this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.13
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.12
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.11
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.10 a
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.10
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.9
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.8
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.7
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.6
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.5
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.4
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.3
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.2
XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.1
Not Vulnerable: XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.14

Discussion

XAMMP Lang.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

XAMMP is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

A remote unauthorized user can disclose the contents of arbitrary local PHP scripts through the use of directory traversal strings '../'. Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a loss of confidentiality.

This issue is reported to affect the Linux distribution of XAMMP.

Exploit / POC

XAMMP Lang.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

XAMMP Lang.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in XAMMP 1.4.14:


XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.1

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.10 a

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.10

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.11

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.12

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.13

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.2

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.3

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.4

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.5

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.6

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.7

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.8

XAMPP Apache Distribution 1.4.9

References

XAMMP Lang.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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