OSVDB ID: 3396

Title: PHP mylog.html screen Parameter Arbitrary File Access

Info

Disclosure

Oct 19, 1997

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Oct 19, 1997

Solution

Unknown

Description

PHP/FI contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to view arbitray files. The issue is due to the "mylog.html" sample script not sanitizing input passed to the "screen" variable. By supplying a fully qualified path and filename, the script will return the contents of the file.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

PHP Group

PHP/FI

1.0
2.0

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete



Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/3396