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LifeType profile Parameter Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tries to read the configuration file for LifeType

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to an
information disclosure vulnerability.

Description :

The remote host is running LifeType, an open-source blogging platform
written in PHP.

The version of LifeType installed on the remote fails to sanitize
input to the 'profile' parameter of the 'rss.php' script of directory
traversal sequences. An unauthenticated remote attacker can be able
to leverage this flaw to read files on the affected host and disclose
sensitive information, such as configuration parameters used by the
application.

See also :

http://www.nessus.org/u?bc5c2a48

Solution :

Upgrade to Lifetype 1.1.6 / 1.2-beta2 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:N/A:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 22572

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