PT-2008-6648 · Php · Phppgadmin

Dun · Published 2008-12-16 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2008-5587

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpPgAdmin versions 4.2.1 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter to "index.php". This is possible when register globals is enabled.

Recommendations For phpPgAdmin versions 4.2.1 and earlier, consider disabling the register globals setting to prevent exploitation. Additionally, restrict access to the "index.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of reading arbitrary files. Avoid using the language parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved. 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-2008-5587

DSA-1693-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10035-1

Affected Products

Phppgadmin

References · 18

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32670 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7363 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5587 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5587 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5587 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5587 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1693 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10035-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33014 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5587 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47140 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4737 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1600 · Note