>> PHP Doc System "show" Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Title : PHP Doc System "show" Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2622 CVE ID : CVE-2005-3878
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-11-28
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in PHP Doc System, which may be exploited by remote attackers to access arbitrary files outside of the webroot directory. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "index.php" script that does not properly handle a specially crafted "show" parameter, which may be exploited by remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from a vulnerable system.
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