Bandersnatch index.php path disclosure
| bandersnatch-index-path-disclosure (38308) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Bandersnatch could allow an authenticated remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using an invalid func parameter to cause an error message to be returned containing the full installation path. An attacker could use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
Platforms Affected:
- Funky Penguin, Bandersnatch 0.4 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Bandersnatch Web page, Bandersnatch | Funky Penguin at http://www.funkypenguin.co.za/bandersnatch/.
- Portcullis Security Advisory 07-003, Malformed Requests Result in Directory Path Disclosure at http://www.portcullis-security.com/175.php.
- CVE-2007-5942: Bandersnatch 0.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed request for index.php with (1) a certain func parameter value; or (2) certain func, jid, page, and limit parameter values; which reveals the path in various error messages.
Reported:
Nov 07, 2007
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