phpWebFTP index.php directory traversal
| phpwebftp-index-directory-traversal (25920) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpWebFTP could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories and view arbitrary files on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" (../) sequences to the index.php script using the language parameter to traverse directories and view arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- phpWebFTP, phpWebFTP 3.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpWebFTP (3.3b or later), available from the phpWebFTP Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Apr 16 2006 - 21:21:52 CDT, PhpWebFTP 3.2 Login Script at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0335.html.
- phpWebFTP Web site, phpWebFTP - Free web based FTP client at http://www.v-wijk.net/.
- BID-17557: PHPWebFTP Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1813: Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phpWebFTP 3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter.
- SA19706: phpWebFTP "language" Local File Inclusion
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1388: phpWebFTP language Parameter Handling Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 16, 2006
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