Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-1168 - Unspecified vulnerability in PHPmyexplorer Classic and PHPmyexplorer Multiuser

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
phpmyexplorer
nessus
NVD
Published: 2001-08-29
Updated: 2024-11-20

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PhpMyExplorer before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2F (modified dot dot) in the chemin parameter.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Phpmyexplorer
8

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idPHPMYEXPLORER.NASL
descriptionphpMyExplorer is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack that allows anyone to make the remote web server read and display arbitrary directories. For example: GET /index.php?chemin=..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F%2Fetc will return the contents of the remote /etc directory.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id10750
published2001-09-07
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/10750
titlePhpMyExplorer index.php chemin Parameter Encoded Traversal Arbitrary File Access
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(10750);
 script_version ("1.27");
 script_cve_id("CVE-2001-1168");
 script_bugtraq_id(3266);
 	
 script_name(english:"PhpMyExplorer index.php chemin Parameter Encoded Traversal Arbitrary File Access");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary directories may be browsed on the remote server." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"phpMyExplorer is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack that allows
anyone to make the remote web server read and display arbitrary
directories.

For example:
    GET /index.php?chemin=..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F%2Fetc
will return the contents of the remote /etc directory." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Contact your vendor for the latest software release." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2001/09/07");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2001/08/29");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/24 18:56:10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe",value:"cpe:/a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"phpMyExplorer dir traversal");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
 script_dependencie("webmirror.nasl", "http_version.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
 script_require_keys("www/PHP");
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);

if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);


foreach dir (cgi_dirs())
{
  u = string(dir, "/index.php?chemin=..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F%2Fetc");
  r = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:u, port:port);
  if (isnull(r)) exit(0);
  buf = strcat(r[0], r[1], '\r\n', r[2]);
  if ("resolv.conf" >< buf)
    security_warning(port, extra: strcat(
'\nThe following URL will exhibit the flaw :\n\n', build_url(port: port, qs: u), '\n'));
}

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