Alex King PHP Doc System up to 1.5.1 index.php show path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alex King PHP Doc System up to 1.5.1. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument show causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3878. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alex King PHP Doc System up to 1.5.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument show with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PHP Doc System 1.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to access or include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the show parameter.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2005. The weakness was released 11/29/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3878 since 11/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.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:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20246 (PHP Doc System index.php show Parameter Local File Inclusion), 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.

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 (23315), Exploit-DB (26643), Tenable (20246), SecurityFocus (BID 15611†) and OSVDB (21140†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 20246
Nessus Name: PHP Doc System index.php show Parameter Local File Inclusion
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27151
X-Force: 23315
SecurityFocus: 15611 - PHP Doc System Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 17745 - PHP Doc System Local File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21140 - PHP Doc System - Local File Include Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9832 - PHP Doc System up to 1.5.1 Directory Traversal via \x27..\x27 to index.php, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-2622

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 09/21/2025 15:38
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (72), 06/12/2019 09:38 (3), 09/21/2025 15:38 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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