Apache Win32 PHP.EXE Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:3786

Info

Apache Win32 PHP.EXE Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3786
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 04 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 04 2002 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was reportedly discovered by Paul Brereton.
Vulnerable: Apache Apache 1.3.20
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Apache Apache 1.3.18
+ Apache Apache 1.1
+ Apache Apache 1.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Apache Apache 1.3.17
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Apache Apache 1.3.16
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Apache Apache 1.3.15
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Apache Apache 1.3.14
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Apache Apache 1.3.13
Apache Apache 1.3.12
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Apache Apache 1.3.11
Not Vulnerable: Apache Apache 1.3.22
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 Apache Apache 1.3.20
- HP HP-UX 11.22
- HP HP-UX 11.20
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.18
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.17
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.16
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.15
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.14 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.14 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.14
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.13 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.13 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.13
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.12 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.12 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.12
+ Slackware Linux 8.0
+ Sun Cobalt Control Station 4100CS
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
+ Sun Solaris 9_x86 Update 2
 + Sun Solaris 9_x86
 + Sun Solaris 9
 + Sun SunOS 5.9 _x86
 + Sun SunOS 5.9
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.3
Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
+ Debian Linux 2.3
- Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 5.0
- Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 4.0 g
 - Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 4.0 f
 + EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.5.1
- HP HP-UX 11.11
- HP HP-UX 11.0 4
 - HP HP-UX 11.0
- HP HP-UX 10.20
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
- HP VirtualVault 4.5
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.9
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.0
 - Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 6.2
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3.1
- SGI IRIX 6.5.9
- SGI IRIX 6.5.8
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
 - Sun Solaris 7.0
 + SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.2
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 7.1
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
 + SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 6.4
Apache Apache 1.3.18
Apache Apache 1.3.17
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ SuSE Linux 7.1
Apache Apache 1.3.14
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
- MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.11
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.10
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.9
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.8
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.7
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.6
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.5
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.4
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.3
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.2
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.1
+ SGI IRIX 6.5
Apache Apache 1.3.12
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Express Policy Manager Server
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Policy Manager Server
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 + Sun Cobalt ManageRaQ v2 3599BD
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 4000WG
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR 3500R
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ4 3001R
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.0
Apache Apache 1.3.11

Discussion

Apache Win32 PHP.EXE Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the suggested default configuration for the Apache PHP.EXE binary on Microsoft Windows platforms. This issue has the potential to disclose the contents of arbitrary files to remote attackers.

As a result, it is possible for an attacker to append a filepath to the end of web request for php.exe. Files targetted in this manner will be served to the attacker.

It is also possible to run executables in the PHP directory via successful exploitation of this vulnerability.

Exploit / POC

Apache Win32 PHP.EXE Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

The following is an example of a URL which is capable of exploiting this issue:

http://[targethost]/php/php.exe?c:\[filepath]

Solution / Fix

Apache Win32 PHP.EXE Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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Apache Win32 PHP.EXE Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

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