PHP Advanced Transfer Manager "directory" and "filename" Directory Traversal Issue


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in PHP Advanced Transfer Manager (phpATM), which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security checks and gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "index.php" script when processing the "directory" and "filename" parameters, which could be exploited to conduct directory traversal attacks and download arbitrary files a vulnerable web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
PHP Advanced Transfer Manager (phpATM) version 1.30 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2007-2659
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-05-14 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote