phpAuction 3.2/3.3.0 phpinfo.php phpinfo information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in phpAuction 3.2/3.3.0 (Auction Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function phpinfo of the file phpinfo.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

phpAuction 3.2, and possibly 3.3.0 GPL Basic edition, allows remote attackers to obtain configuration information via a direct request to phpinfo.php, which calls the phpinfo function.

The bug was discovered 09/06/2008. The weakness was published 09/06/2008 by Beenu Arora (Website). The advisory is shared at osvdb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6999 since 08/17/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:phpinfo.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (44936). Similar entry is available at 49506.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven
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03/18/2015 +2037 days 🔍
11/21/2018 +1344 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org
Researcher: Beenu Arora
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6999 (🔍)
X-Force: 44936 - phpAuction phpinfo.php information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 36210 - phpAuction 'phpinfo.php' Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 31803 - phpAuction "phpinfo.php" Information Disclosure, Not Critical
OSVDB: 47939 - phpAuction phpinfo.php Direct Request Information Disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/21/2018 04:49
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 11/21/2018 04:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 3:5C2:103

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