phpCMS parser.php directory traversal
| phpcms-parser-directory-traversal (40017) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpCMS could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the parser.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the file parameter to view arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- SourceForge, phpCMS 1.2.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 13, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 29 2008 - 11:26:07 CST , Remote File Disclosure in phpCMS 1.2.2 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-01/0412.html.
- SourceForge.net, phpCMS at http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpcms.
- BID-27495: phpCMS 'parser/parser.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0513: Directory traversal vulnerability in parser/include/class.cache_phpcms.php in phpCMS 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to parser/parser.php, as demonstrated by a filename ending with %00.gif, a different vector than CVE-2005-1840.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0353: phpCMS file Parameter Handling Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability
- SA28709: phpCMS "file" File Disclosure Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 29, 2008
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