paFileDB login.php path disclosure
| pafiledb-loginphp-path-disclosure (15990) |  Low Risk |
Description:
paFileDB could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the login.php script to cause the program to return an error message that discloses the full path to the Web root directory.
Platforms Affected:
- PHP Arena, paFileDB 3.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Apr 27 2004 - 14:41:04 CDT, Multiple vulnerabilities paFileDB at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0317.html.
- paFileDB, PHP Arena at http://www.phparena.net.
- CVE-2004-1974: paFileDB 3.1 allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) login.php, (2) category.php, (3) search.php, (4) main.php, (5) viewall.php, (6) download.php, (7) email.php, (8) file.php, (9) rate.php, or (10) stats.php, which reveals the path in an error message.
Reported:
Apr 27, 2004
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