Sourceforge phpFileManager 1.7.8 Parameter index.php action/fm_current_dir/filename missing authentication

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Sourceforge phpFileManager 1.7.8. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Parameter Handler. Such manipulation of the argument action/fm_current_dir/filename leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-25632. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sourceforge phpFileManager 1.7.8. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file index.php of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument action/fm_current_dir/filename with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

phpFileManager 1.7.8 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the action, fm_current_dir, and filename parameters. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with crafted parameter values to access sensitive files like /etc/passwd from the server.

The weakness was disclosed by Murat Kalafatoglu as 46638. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-25632 since 03/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. 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.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46638). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• phpFileManager

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• 1.7.8

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