PT-2009-4735 · Aardvark Topsites · Aardvark Topsites Php

Published 2009-07-02 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-2304

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 Aardvark Topsites PHP versions 5.2.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by providing a nonexistent account name in the u parameter in a rate action. This reveals the installation path in an error message.

Recommendations For versions 5.2.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to the index.php file or the rate action to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the u parameter in the rate action until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2304

Affected Products

Aardvark Topsites Php

References · 5

• 🔥 http://websec.id3as.com/aardvark-topsites-php-521-security-vulnerabilities-disclosure · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2304 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/504574/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2304 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51392 · Note