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PHPix directory traversal vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
PHPix program allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the remote web server, prefixing the pathname of the file with ..%2F..%2F..
Insight
Insight
Example: GET /Album/?mode=album&album=..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc&dispsize=640&start=0 will return all the files that are nested within /etc directory.
Solution
Solution
Contact your vendor for the latest software release.