CVE-2003-0536 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers with local write access can read arbitrary files or cause denial of service via path traversal in phpSysInfo.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0536?
CVE-2003-0536 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in phpSysInfo 2.1 and earlier allows attackers with write access to a local directory to read arbitrary files as the PHP user or cause a denial of service via .. (dot dot) sequences in the (1) template or (2) lng parameters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpsysinfo Phpsysinfo.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0536?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2003-0536 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0536 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-49006 Phpsysinfo Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3360 phpSysInfo allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence
- CVE-2005-0869 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2007-4048 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2005-3348 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0536, DSA-346, GHSA-wpq2-454x-8hm4.