PHP Firstpost 0.1 Post Number article.php Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHP Firstpost 0.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file article.php of the component Post Number Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument post results in information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0445. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP Firstpost 0.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the file article.php of the component Post Number Handler. The manipulation of the argument post with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

article.php in PHP FirstPost 0.1 allows allows remote attackers to obtain the full pathname of the server via an invalid post number in the post parameter, which leaks the pathname in an error message.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2002. The weakness was published 03/12/2002 by Ahmet Sabri ALPER as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0445. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:article.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10508 (PHP FirstPost Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (8434), SecurityFocus (BID 4274†), OSVDB (7170†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6425†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ahmet Sabri ALPER
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18465
X-Force: 8434
SecurityFocus: 4274 - PHP FirstPost Path Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7170 - PHP FirstPost article.php Path Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 6425 - PHP FirstPost 0.1 Allows Obtaining Pathname via Error Message, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:14
Updated: 09/17/2025 10:39
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:14 (66), 06/03/2019 22:04 (1), 09/17/2025 10:39 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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