Project Alumni index.php directory traversal
| projectalumni-index-directory-traversal (38681) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Project Alumni could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the act parameter and appended with a NULL byte character (%00) to traverse directories and view arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Project Alumni, Project Alumni 1.0.9
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- SourceForge.net, Project Alumni at https://sourceforge.net/projects/project-alumni/.
- BID-26612: Project Alumni Index.PHP Act Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6184: Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Project Alumni 1.0.9 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the act parameter.
- SA27820: Project Alumni Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 27, 2007
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