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phpPgAdmin index.php _language Parameter Local File Inclusion
medium Nessus Plugin ID 35060
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is susceptible to a local file include attack.Description
The remote host is running phpPgAdmin, a web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL.The installed version of phpPgAdmin fails to filter user-supplied input to the '_language' parameter before using it to include PHP code in 'libraries/lib.inc.php'. Provided PHP's 'register_globals' setting is enabled, an unauthenticated attacker may be able to leverage this issue to view arbitrary files or possibly to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host, subject to the privileges of the web server user id.
Solution
Upgrade to phpPgAdmin 4.2.2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 35060
File Name: phppgadmin_language_file_include.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 12/8/2008
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
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:phppgadmin:phppgadmin
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Exploited by Nessus: true
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5587
BID: 32670