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phpSysInfo "register_globals" Emulation Layer Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA17441
Release Date: 2005-11-11
Last Update: 2005-11-15
Popularity: 10,844 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:phpSysInfo 1.x
phpSysInfo 2.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Christopher Kunz has reported a vulnerability in phpSysInfo, which can be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "register_globals" emulation layer where certain arrays used by the system can be overwritten. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session and include arbitrary files from local resources.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.3 and prior.

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