Invision Power Board phpinfo.php information disclosure
| invision-phpinfo-information-disclosure (10178) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Invision Power Board could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. After installation, the phpinfo.php script which calls phpinfo(), is left Web-accessible. A remote attacker could send a URL request to this script to obtain sensitive system information, including system variables, path names, software, and platform versions.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of September 4, 2010.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 24 2002 - 17:11:55 CDT : Information Disclosure with Invision Board installation (fwd) .
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 25 2002 - 07:02:35 CDT: Re: Information Disclosure with Invision Board installation (fwd).
- Invision Power Services Web site: Invision Power Board: Forum Software Free to Use.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Thu Feb 27 2003 - 13:10:23 CST : Invision Power Board (PHP).
- BID-5789: Invision Board PHPINFO.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- BID-579: NT IIS Malformed HTTP Request Header DoS Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1149: The installation procedure for Invision Board suggests that users install the phpinfo.php program under the web root, which leaks sensitive information such as absolute pathnames, OS information, and PHP settings.
- OSVDB ID: 3356: Invision Power Board phpinfo.php Information Disclosure
Platforms Affected:
- Invision Power Invision Power Board 1.1
Reported:
Sep 24, 2002
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