PHP TopSites Discloses Configuration Data to Remote Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1014552
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1014552
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CVE Reference: GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 21 2005
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Impact: Disclosure of user information
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in PHP TopSites. A remote user can view configuration information.
The administrative control panel pages are not protected by default. A remote user can supply the following URL to view configuration
data:
http://[target]/[toplistdirectory]/[admindirectory]/setup.php
The vendor was notified on June 18, 2005.
Donnie Werner
of exploitlabs and h4cky0u reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can obtain configuration data.
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Solution: No solution was available at the time of this entry. The vendor has indicated that the 'admin' directory should be protected using web server access controls.
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Cause: Access control error, Configuration error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Reported By: "Morning Wood" <se_cur_ity@hotmail.com>
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:31:05 -0700
From: "Morning Wood" <se_cur_ity@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Full-disclosure] PHPTopSites
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- EXPL-A-2005-012 exploitlabs.com Advisory 041 -
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- PHP TopSites -
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
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PHP TopSites FREE ( all versions )
PHP TopSites PRO ( all versions )
http://itop10.net
OVERVIEW
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PHP TopSites is a PHP/MySQL-based customizable TopList script
DETAILS
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1. Information Disclosure
The setup / admin section (admin control panel) can be accessed
without authorization. This exposes the administrative mysql info
including user-db-pass-host and admin email addresses.
Further access allows reading / editing of toplist member info
including the above data.
POC
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1.
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The configuration of the top lists in the admin area can be accessed
by the following URL:
http://[host]/[toplistdirectory]/[admindirectory]/setup.php
SOLUTION:
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vendor contact:
roman@itop10.net June 18, 2005 1st notification
roman@itop10.net June 19, 2005 Vendor reply
response: admin directory should be .htaccess protected
roman@itop10.net June 19, 2005 Researcher reply
response: this is not satisfactory
roman@itop10.net June 21, 2005
response: i will fix it as soon as possible
roman@itop10.net July 7
roman@itop10.net July 13
no response(s) recieved
( itop10.net ) appears down
Credits
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This vulnerability was discovered and researched by
h4cky0u of http://www.h4cky0u.org
mail: h4cky0u at gmail.com
and
Donnie Werner of exploitlabs
mail: wood at exploitlabs.com
mail: morning_wood at zone-h.org
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original Advisory available at:
http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-012-PHPTopSites.txt
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