Advanced Guestbook index.php lang Cookie Parameter Path Disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25170

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a local file include vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running Advanced Guestbook, a free guestbook written in PHP.

The installed version of Advanced Guestbook fails to validate input to the 'lang' cookie before using it as a language template. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to exploit these issues to view arbitrary files or to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host, subject to the privileges of the web server user id.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

See Also

http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0013

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2007/May/95

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25170

File Name: advanced_guestbook_lang_dir_traversal.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/9/2007

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/7/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0609

BID: 23876