Aprox PHP Portal index.php Arbitrary File View

medium Nessus Plugin ID 12031

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Synopsis

The remote host is running a PHP application that is affected by a file disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running Aprox Portal - a PHP-based content management system.

There is a bug in this software that may allow an attacker to read arbitrary files on the remote web server with the privileges of the web user.

In addition, this software is reportedly vulnerable to a local file inclusion attack. However, Nessus has not checked for this.

Solution

Upgrading to Aprox Portal 4.00.08 or newer reportedly fixes the issue.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Feb/38

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 12031

File Name: aprox_portal_file_disclosure.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/2/2004

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0237

BID: 9540