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PHP3 Physical Path Disclosure via POST Requests

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10670

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Synopsis

The remote server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of PHP3 running on the remote host will reveal the physical path of a given script when sent a HTTP POST request without a content-type header if it is incorrectly configured.

Solution

In the PHP configuration file, change display_errors to 'Off' or upgrade to an unaffected PHP version.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Jun/226

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10670

File Name: php3_path_disclosure.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/27/2015

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2001