Nivisec Hacks List Admin_hacks_list.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18162
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 30 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	May 30 2006 10:47PM
Credit:	Mustafa Can Bjorn is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Nivisec Nivisec Hacks List 1.2
Not Vulnerable:

Nivisec Hacks List Admin_hacks_list.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Nivisec Hacks List is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve the contents of arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the affected application. Information obtained may aid attackers in further attacks.

Nivisec Hacks List versions 1.2 and prior are vulnerable; other versions may be affected.

Nivisec Hacks List Admin_hacks_list.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerability

This vulnerability may be exploited with a web client.

Nivisec Hacks List Admin_hacks_list.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected]

Nivisec Hacks List Admin_hacks_list.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

• phpBB 2.x (admin/admin_hacks_list.php) Local Inclusion Vulnerability. (Mustafa Can Bjorn)
  
• Nivisec Hacks List Web Site (Nivisec)