Exponent pathos_core_version variable path disclosure
| exponent-pathoscoreversion-path-disclosure (19064) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Exponent could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a vulnerability in the pathos_core_version variable. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to multiple php scripts, such as search.info.php, permissions.info.php, security.info.php, formcontrol.php, and file_modules.php, which would cause an error message to be returned that contains the installation path of Exponent.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 25 2005 - 02:35:51 CST : Vulnerabilities in eXponent 0.95.
- Exponent Web site: What is Exponent?.
- CVE-2005-0310: Exponent 0.95 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct HTTP request to (1) search.info.php, (2) permissions.info.php, (3) security.info.php, (4) formcontrol.php, or (5) file_modules.php, which reveals the path in an error message because the pathos_core_version variable is undefined.
Platforms Affected:
- Exponent Exponent CMS 0.95
- WindRiver BSDOS
Reported:
Jan 25, 2005
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