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Andy's PHP Man Page Lookup Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10603
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Release Date:
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2004-01-13
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Popularity:
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6,023 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Andy's PHP Man Page Lookup
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Description:
Cabezon Aurélien has identified a vulnerability in Man Page Lookup, which can be exploited by malicious people to see the content of arbitrary files.
The problem is that the "command" parameter isn't properly verified. This can be exploited by supplying arbitrary path/file names.
Versions released prior to 2nd January 2004 are affected.
Solution:
The version released on 2nd January 2004 isn't vulnerable.
http://php.amnuts.com/index.php?do=view&id=1
Provided and/or discovered by:
Cabezon Aurélien
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