Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phpSysInfo 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and a trailing null (%00) byte in the lng parameter, which will display a different error message if the file exists.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | phpsysinfo | 3.2.5-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpsysinfo | 3.2.5-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpsysinfo | 3.2.5-3 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | phpsysinfo/phpsysinfo | < 3.2.5 | 3.2.5 | GHSA-2wxv-3g4v-p76p |
References
- 1016440 vdb-entry
- phpsysinfo-lng-information-disclosure(27527) vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-2668 vdb-entry
- 27015 vdb-entry
- 20939 third-party-advisory
- 20060705 Re: phpSysInfo arbitrary file identification mailing-list
- 18868 vdb-entry
- 20060705 phpSysInfo arbitrary file identification mailing-list
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2wxv-3g4v-p76p
- https://github.com/phpsysinfo/phpsysinfo/issues/368#issuecomment-1380842745