Detections
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PHPinfo Information Disclosure

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98223

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Synopsis

PHPinfo Information Disclosure

Description

Many PHP installation tutorials instruct the user to create a PHP file that calls the PHP function 'phpinfo()' for debugging purposes, and various PHP applications may also include such a file by default. By accessing it, a remote attacker can discover a large amount of information about the remote web server configuration to help conduct further attacks, including :
 - Versions of the web server, operating system and PHP components
 - Details of the PHP configuration
 - Loaded PHP extensions with their configurations
 - Server environment variables.

Solution

Remove the affected file(s).

See Also

http://php.net/manual/en/function.phpinfo.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 98223

Type: remote

Published: 6/27/2018

Updated: 6/28/2022

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Reference Information