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.