PHP-Survey global.inc could reveal sensitive information
| phpsurvey-global-reveal-info (8950) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHP-Survey could allow a remote attacker to gain sensitive information. If a remote attacker submits an HTTP request for the global.inc file, the attacker could obtain the source code to global.inc, which contains sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and the localhost.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Apr 26 2002 - 15:27:34 CDT: PHP-Survey Database Access Vulnerability.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Apr 26 2002 - 18:03:03 CDT: Re: PHP-Survey Database Access Vulnerability.
- SourceForge.net: SourceForge: Project Info - PHP-Survey.
- BID-4612: PHP-Survey Global.INC Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0614: PHP-Survey 20000615 and earlier stores the global.inc file under the web root, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, including database credentials, if .inc files are not preprocessed by the server.
- OSVDB ID: 8103: PHP-Survey global.inc Information Disclosure
Platforms Affected:
- PHP-Survey PHP-Survey 20000615 and prior
Reported:
Apr 26, 2002
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