Joshua Muheim phpMyWebmin 1.0 window.php opendir Target information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Joshua Muheim phpMyWebmin 1.0. This impacts the function opendir of the file window.php. The manipulation of the argument Target leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5125. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Joshua Muheim phpMyWebmin 1.0 (Software Management Software). This issue affects the function opendir of the file window.php. The manipulation of the argument target 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in window.php, possibly used by home.php, in Joshua Muheim phpMyWebmin 1.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a directory name in the target parameter, which triggers a directory listing through the opendir function.

The weakness was released 10/03/2006 by Kernel-32 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5125 since 10/02/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Kernel-32 and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available 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 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:window.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 (29259), Exploit-DB (2451), SecurityFocus (BID 20264†) and Secunia (SA22178†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-32640 and VDB-32590. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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
Author: Kernel-32
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09/28/2006 🔍
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09/29/2006 +1 days 🔍
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04/23/2026 +4060 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: Kernel-32
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5125 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5125
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32591
X-Force: 29259 - phpMyWebmin window.php or home.php information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 20264 - phpMyWebmin Remote File Include and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22178 - phpMyWebmin File Inclusions and Information Disclosure, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3846

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 11:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (56), 08/05/2018 06:37 (15), 07/25/2024 11:22 (22), 04/23/2026 11:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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