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PHP Upload Center filename Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for filename parameter directory traversal vulnerability in PHP Upload Center

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a
directory traversal vulnerability.

Description :

The remote host is running PHP Upload Center, a file manager written
in PHP.

The version of PHP Upload Center installed on the remote host suffers
fails to remove directory traversal sequences user input to the
'filename' parameter of the 'index.php' script. A possible hacker can
leverage this flaw to read arbitrary files on the remote host subject
to the rights of the web server user id.

See also :

http://www.blogcu.com/Liz0ziM/126975/

Solution :

Unknown at this time.

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: 15621, 15626

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