PmWiki index.php and pmwiki.php path disclosure
| pmwiki-path-disclosure (24366) |  Low Risk |
Description:
PmWiki is could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a vulnerability in PHP5 regarding improper validation of the $GLOBALS variable. If register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php or pmwiki.php script, which would cause an error message to be returned containing the full installation path.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PmWiki (2.1 beta 21 or later), available from the PmWiki Web site. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat Jan 28 2006 - 14:07:16 CST: PmWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- PmWiki Web site: Download.
- ush.it - a beautiful place, January 24, 2006 : PmWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- BID-16421: PmWiki Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0479: pmwiki.php in PmWiki 2.1 beta 20, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that deregister global variables by setting both a GPC variable and a GLOBALS[] variable with the same name, which causes PmWiki to unset the GLOBALS[] variable but not the GPC variable, which creates resultant vulnerabilities such as remote file inclusion and cross-site scripting (XSS).
- SA18634: PmWiki Unregister "register_globals" Layer Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1015550: PmWiki Include File Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Input Validation Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting, and Path Disclosure Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0375: PmWiki Multiple Script GLOBALS Array Handling Remote Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Patrick R. Michaud PmWiki 2.1 b20
Reported:
Jan 28, 2006
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