Vulnerability ID: HTB22732
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/path_disclosure_in_habari.html
Product: Habari
Vendor: Habari ( http://habariproject.org/en/ )
Vulnerable Version: 0.6.5
Vendor Notification: 02 December 2010
Vulnerability Type: Path disclosure
Status: Fixed by Vendor
Risk level: Low
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/)
Vulnerability Details:
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/system/admin/header.php" & "/system/admin/comments_items.php" script, it's possible to generate an error that will reveal the full path of the script.
A remote user can determine the full path to the web root directory and other potentially sensitive information.
Attacker can use browser to exploit this vulnerability. The following PoC is available:
http://[host]/system/admin/header.php
http://[host]/system/admin/comments_items.php
Solution: Upgrade to the most recent version