PHP 1.0/2.0 mlog privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PHP 1.0/2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file mlog. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0346. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 1.0/2.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file mlog. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

cgi php mlog script allows an attacker to read any file on the target server.

The weakness was disclosed 10/19/1997 by Bryan Berg as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0346. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. By approaching the search of inurl:mlog it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15708 (PHP < 3.0 mylog.html/mlog.html Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10057 (PHP/FI mylog/mlog Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1119.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1505), Tenable (15708), SecurityFocus (BID 713†), OSVDB (3397†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1906†). The entry VDB-14004 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 15708
Nessus Name: PHP < 3.0 mylog.html/mlog.html Arbitrary File Access
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 3.0

Snort ID: 1119
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP mlog.phtml access
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Bryan Berg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0346 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0346
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14002
X-Force: 1505
SecurityFocus: 713 - PHP/FI mylog/mlog Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3397 - PHP mlog.html screen Parameter Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 1906 - CGI PHP mlog Script Allows Arbitrary File Read, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 16:29
Updated: 10/26/2025 01:23
Changes: 06/18/2014 16:29 (75), 05/12/2019 10:19 (2), 10/26/2025 01:23 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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