Short Name |
HTTP:PHP:PHPWEB-REMOTE-FILE |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
phpWebsite PHP Remote File Include |
Release Date |
2003/04/22 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
di-5.3+, idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against phpWebsite. Version 0.8.2 and earlier are vulnerable. Attackers can specify a remote file location for file inclusion to cause phpWebsite to execute arbitrary PHP code; attackers can execute commands with HTTP daemon user permissions.
A vulnerability has been discovered in phpWebsite which allows an attacker to remotely include a malicious PHP file. It is possible for an attacker to specify a remote location for phpWebsite to download an attacker-supplied htmlheader.php script. This issue could be exploited to execute arbitrary commands within the context of the webserver process.