sflog! blog and index.php directory traversal
| sflog-blog-index-directory-traversal (40115) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
sflog! could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the blog or the index.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the permalink or section parameters to view arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- SourceForge, sflog! 0.96
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- SourceForge.net, sflog! at http://sourceforge.net/projects/sflog/.
- BID-27541: sflog! 'index.php' Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-0703: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in sflog! 0.96 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) permalink or (2) section parameter to index.php, possibly involving includes/entries.inc.php and other files included by index.php.
Reported:
Jan 31, 2008
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