Softerra PHP Developer Library up to 1.5.3 description.php lib_dir file inclusion ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Softerra PHP Developer Library up to 1.5.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file description.php. The manipulation of the argument lib_dir leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-5473. No exploit is available. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Softerra PHP Developer Library up to 1.5.3 (Software Library). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file description.php. The manipulation of the argument lib_dir with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Description.php in Softerra PHP Developer Library 1.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the lib_dir parameter. NOTE: this issue is disputed by CVE as of 20061023, since there is no Description.php file included in the product, and the existing "Description" file contains documentation, not functioning code

The weakness was published 10/24/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5473 since 10/24/2006. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. By approaching the search of inurl:description.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.

Similar entries are available at VDB-32914 and VDB-32913. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Software Library

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• Softerra

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• PHP Developer Library

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• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3

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• open-source

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