phpLDAPadmin 0.9.6/0.9.7 Alpha5 welcome.php custom_welcome_page path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in phpLDAPadmin 0.9.6/0.9.7 Alpha5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file welcome.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument custom_welcome_page results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-2792. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpLDAPadmin 0.9.6/0.9.7 Alpha5. This affects some unknown functionality of the file welcome.php. The manipulation of the argument custom_welcome_page with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2005. The weakness was disclosed 09/02/2005 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2792 since 09/02/2005. 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 public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:welcome.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19547 (phpLDAPadmin custom_welcome_page Parameter File Include Vulnerability), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22103), Exploit-DB (26211), Tenable (19547), SecurityFocus (BID 14695†) and OSVDB (19068†). The entry VDB-26218 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 19547
Nessus Name: phpLDAPadmin custom_welcome_page Parameter File Include Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: rgod
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26217
X-Force: 22103
SecurityFocus: 14695 - PHPLDAPAdmin Welcome.PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16617 - phpLDAPadmin welcome.php Arbitrary File Inclusion, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19068 - phpLDAPadmin welcome.php file include
Vulnerability Center: 9108 - phpLDAPadmin PHP Command Execution via custom_welcome_page Parameter in welcome.php Script, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 10/10/2025 15:39
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (72), 06/09/2019 09:42 (7), 10/10/2025 15:39 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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