OSVDB ID: 33879

Title: Advanced Guestbook index.php lang Cookie Variable Path Disclosure

Info

Disclosure

May 07, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

May 07, 2007

Solution

Unknown

Description

Advanced Guestbook contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to view arbitrary files on the system outside of the web path. The issue is due to the 'index.php' not properly sanitizing user input, specifically directory traversal style attacks (../../) supplied via the 'lang' cookie parameter.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete



Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/33879