PHP/FI Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:2250

Info

PHP/FI Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2250
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-1999-0238
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 16 1997 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 04:46AM
Credit: This vulnerability was announced by Shamanski <[email protected]> on April 16, 1997 via Bugtraq.
Vulnerable: PHP PHP/FI 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PHP/FI Directory Traversal Vulnerability

PHP/FI is an software suite designed to offer enhanced features to sites served via the World Wide Web. It is open source, freely available, and maintained by the PHP development team.

A problem with the software could allow remote users access to restricted resources. Due to a design problem in the software package, the PHP/FI software package allows a remote user to browse directories and view files stored on the local host. It is possible to view only those files which the UID of the local httpd process has access to read. A user with malicious intent could use this vulnerability to gather information on the local host, and possibly gain remote access to encrypted user passwords on a system not using the shadow password suite.

Exploit / POC

PHP/FI Directory Traversal Vulnerability

http://www.someurl.com/php.cgi?/path/to/file

References

PHP/FI Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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