# CVE-2004-2588: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can access phpinfo.php to obtain sensitive web server and PHP configuration details in XMB forum software.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jh5c-8fq7-5f53

## What is CVE-2004-2588?

CVE-2004-2588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Intentional information leak in phpinfo.php in XMB (aka extreme message board) 1.9 beta (aka Nexus beta) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as the configuration of the web server and the PHP application.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2588?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xmb Software Xmb Forum.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-2588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-2588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-3994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3994/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0316/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-0365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0365/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2006-1748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1748/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-2588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.