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TITLE:
phpAuction "phpinfo.php" Information Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31803

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31803/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
phpAuction 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/19763/

DESCRIPTION:
Beenu Arora has discovered a vulnerability in phpAuction, which can
be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

It is possible to view certain system information returned by the
"phpinfo()" function by accessing the phpinfo.php script directly.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.3.0 GPL Basic edition.
Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to phpinfo.php (e.g. with ".htaccess").

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Beenu Arora

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0809-exploits/phpauction32-rfi.txt

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