phpSysInfo up to 2.5.1 Error Message index.php lng path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpSysInfo 2.0/2.1/2.3/2.4/2.5.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation of the argument lng causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-3360. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpSysInfo 2.0/2.1/2.3/2.4/2.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file index.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument lng 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phpSysInfo 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and a trailing null (%00) byte in the lng parameter, which will display a different error message if the file exists.

The weakness was released 04/04/2003 by Micheal Turner and Albert Puigsech Galicia (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3360 since 07/06/2006. 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 exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27527), EUVD (EUVD-2022-2067), SecurityFocus (BID 18868†), OSVDB (27015†) and Secunia (SA20939†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Micheal Turner, Albert Puigsech Galicia
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31141
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X-Force: 27527 - PHPSysInfo index.php lng parameter information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 18868 - phpSysInfo Index.php Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 20939 - phpSysInfo "lng" Parameter File Detection Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 27015 - phpSysInfo index.php lng Variable Traversal File Existence Enumeration
SecurityTracker: 1016440
Vupen: ADV-2006-2668

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 04/01/2026 15:32
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (60), 07/30/2018 08:07 (8), 04/01/2026 15:32 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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