Secunia Security Advisory - Septemb0x has reported a security issue in Flashden Guestbook, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose system information.
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TITLE:
Flashden Guestbook "phpinfo.php" Information Disclosure
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36000
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36000/
DESCRIPTION:
Septemb0x has reported a security issue in Flashden Guestbook, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose system information.
The "phpinfo.php" script is stored with insecure permissions inside
the web root. This can be exploited to gain knowledge of sensitive
information (e.g. PHP configuration details) by requesting the file
directly.
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the "phpinfo.php" script (e.g. via .htaccess).
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Septemb0x
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/flashden-disclose.txt
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