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paFAQ 1.0 Beta 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 18535
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that suffers from multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote host is running paFAQ, a web-based FAQ system implemented in PHP / MySQL.The installed version of paFAQ on the remote host suffers from several vulnerabilities. Among the more serious are a SQL injection vulnerability that enables an attacker to bypass admin authentication and a 'backup.php' script that allows attackers to download paFAQ's database, complete with the administrator's password hash.
Solution
Remove the 'backup.php' script and enable PHP's 'magic_quotes_gpc' setting.See Also
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2005/Feb/338
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00083-06202005
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 18535
File Name: pafaq_10b4.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 6/21/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-0475, CVE-2005-2011, CVE-2005-2012, CVE-2005-2013, CVE-2005-2014