Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in admin.php3 in PHPMyChat 0.14.5 allow remote attackers with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) sheet and (2) What parameters.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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http://secunia.com/advisories/11894 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10556 | vdb entry exploit |
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0252.html | mailing list |
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010515 | vdb entry |
http://www.osvdb.org/7150 | vdb entry |