Simple PHP Blog comment_delete_cgi.php file deletion
| simple-php-commentdeletecgi-file-deletion (22096) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Simple PHP Blog could allow a remote attacker to delete arbitrary files caused by a vulnerability in the comment_delete_cgi.php script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the comment_delete_cgi.php script using the comment parameter to delete arbitrary files on the system or reset the administrator username and password by accessing the install03_cgi.php script.
Platforms Affected:
- Alexander Palmo, Simple PHP Blog
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 16, 2009.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 29 2005 - 06:42:23 CDT, SimplePHPBlog Arbitrary File Deletion and Sample Exploit at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-08/0401.html.
- Simple PHP Blog - Project Homepage, Simple PHP Blog - Welcome at http://www.simplephpblog.com/.
- BID-14681: Simple PHP Blog Comment_Delete_CGI.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2787: comment_delete_cgi.php in Simple PHP Blog allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via the comment parameter.
- SA16616: Simple PHP Blog comment_delete_cgi.php Arbitrary File Deletion
Reported:
Aug 29, 2005
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