PHP Arena paFileDB 1.1.3/2.1.1/3.0/3.0 Beta 3.1 Error Message auth.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in PHP Arena paFileDB 1.1.3/2.1.1/3.0/3.0 Beta 3.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file auth.php of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0780. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP Arena paFileDB 1.1.3/2.1.1/3.0/3.0 Beta 3.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file auth.php of the component Error Message Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

paFileDB 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) auth.php, (2) login.php, (3) category.php, (4) file.php, (5) team.php, (6) license.php, (7) custom.php, (8) admins.php, or (9) backupdb.php, which reveal the path in a PHP error message.

The weakness was shared 03/12/2005 by sp3x as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0780 since 03/20/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:auth.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 databases at X-Force (19688), Exploit-DB (24798), SecurityFocus (BID 12788†), OSVDB (16822†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14562†). The entries VDB-24618 and VDB-24617 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: sp3x
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0780 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0780
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24074
X-Force: 19688
SecurityFocus: 12788 - PAFileDB Multiple SQL Injection And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 16822 - paFileDB settings.php Path Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 14562 - paFileDB 3.1 PHP Error Message Reveals Sensitive Information, Low

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

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 09/10/2025 21:39
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (59), 07/16/2019 11:32 (5), 09/10/2025 21:39 (27)
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