OpenBiblio multiple .php scripts path disclosure

openbiblio-multiple-scripts-path-disclosure (39295) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

OpenBiblio could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the footer.php, mbr_fields.php and the custom_marc_form_fields scripts using an invalid 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:

  • OpenBiblio, OpenBiblio 0.5.2-pre4 and prior

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of OpenBiblio (0.6.0 or later), available from the OpenBiblio Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Reported:

Dec 27, 2007

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