PHP-Nuke index.php path disclosure
| phpnuke-index-path-disclosure (8618) |  Low Risk |
Description:
PHP-Nuke could reveal the full path to the index.php script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request with an invalid argument to index.php to cause an error message to be returned that would contain the full path to the Web root directory.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 20 2002 - 09:20:07 CST: Fw: PHPNuke 5.4 Path Disclosure Vulnerability?.
- PHP-Nuke Web site: PHP-Nuke.
- BID-4333: PHP Nuke Error Message Web Root Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0483: index.php for PHP-Nuke 5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the physical pathname of the web server when the file parameter is set to index.php, which triggers an error message that leaks the pathname.
- OSVDB ID: 6243: PHP-Nuke index.php file Variable Path Disclosure
Platforms Affected:
- PHPNuke PHP-Nuke 5.0
- PHPNuke PHP-Nuke 5.0.1
- PHPNuke PHP-Nuke 5.1
- PHPNuke PHP-Nuke 5.2
- PHPNuke PHP-Nuke 5.2A
- PHPNuke PHP-Nuke 5.3.1
- PHPNuke PHP-Nuke 5.4
Reported:
Mar 20, 2002
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