bugtraq - Re: DotClear Full Path Disclosure Vulnerability

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:06:37 +0100
From: Cedric Blancher <blancher@...tel-securite.fr>
To: Gmail account <god.ate.my.homework@...il.com>
Cc: Raphaël HUCK <raphael.huck@...e.fr>,
	bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: DotClear Full Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Le mardi 13 février 2007 à 20:57 +0200, Gmail account a écrit :
> But if you dont have this you can make a workaround by placing every php 
> file that is not directy called (but included) into a folder and place 
> in it an .htaccess file with a deny from all command so it would not be 
> accesible from anyone through a browser.

This is indeed an effective workaround.
If more applications were to install like this, they could have a
INCLUDEDIR variable pointing to this very directory, bringing some
flexibility on where you put it, whether outside your webroot or within.


-- 
http://sid.rstack.org/
PGP KeyID: 157E98EE FingerPrint: FA62226DA9E72FA8AECAA240008B480E157E98EE
>> Hi! I'm your friendly neighbourhood signature virus.
>> Copy me to your signature file and help me spread!