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PHP File Upload Capability Hidden Form Field Modification Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10513

Synopsis

Arbitrary files may be read on the remote host.

Description

A version of PHP that is older than 3.0.17 or 4.0.3 is running on this host.

If a PHP service that allows users to upload files and then display their content is running on this host, an attacker may be able to read arbitrary files from the server.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP 3.0.17 or 4.0.3.

See Also

http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.predefined.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10513

File Name: php_file_upload.nasl

Version: 1.31

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 9/12/2000

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0860

BID: 1649