PT-2003-2487 · Phpwebfilemanager · Phpwebfilemanager

Published 2003-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2003-1542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpWebFileManager versions prior to 0.4.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the fm path parameter.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.4.4, update to version 0.4.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugins/file.php file or disabling the fm path parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-1542

Affected Products

Phpwebfilemanager

References · 4

• http://secunia.com/advisories/8183 · Vendor Advisory
• http://platon.sk/projects/release_view_page.php?release_id=2 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1542 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6933 · Note