PT-2007-6848 · Php · Phphelpdesk

Published 2007-11-10 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2007-5915

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phphelpdesk version 0.6.16

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the whattodo parameter of the index.php file.

Recommendations For phphelpdesk version 0.6.16, consider restricting access to the whattodo parameter in the index.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Additionally, avoid using the whattodo parameter with untrusted input until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5915

Affected Products

Phphelpdesk

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/30735 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5915 · Security Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3359 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38259 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26318 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/483256/100/0/threaded · Note