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phpSysInfo < 2.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 20215
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote host is running phpSysInfo, a PHP application that parses the /proc entries on Linux/Unix systems and displays them in HTML.The installed version of phpSysInfo on the remote host has a design flaw in its globalization layer such that the script's variables can be overwritten independent of PHP's 'register_globals' setting. By exploiting this issue, an attacker may be able to read arbitrary files on the remote host and even execute arbitrary PHP code, both subject to the privileges of the web server user id.
In addition, the application fails to sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically-generated pages, which can be used to conduct cross-site scripting and HTTP response splitting attacks.
Solution
Upgrade to phpSysInfo 2.4.1 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 20215
File Name: phpsysinfo_241.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 11/16/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:phpsysinfo:phpsysinfo
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2003
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2003-0536, CVE-2005-0870, CVE-2005-3347, CVE-2005-3348