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Family: CGI abuses --> Category: infos
phorum's common.php Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary Searches for the existence of Phorum's common.php
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
The remote web server contains a PHP script that suffers from an
information disclosure flaw.
Description :
The version of Phorum installed on the remote host lets a possible hacker
read arbitrary files on the affected host with the rights of the
http daemon because it fails to filter input to the 'ForumLang'
parameter of the 'support/common.php' script of directory traversal
sequences.
See also :
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0338.html
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=phorum-announce&m=97500921223488&w=2
Solution :
Upgrade to Phorum 3.2.8 or later.
Threat Level:
Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:N)
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