bugtraq - Path disclosure in Habari

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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:38:31 +0100 (CET)
From: advisory@...ridge.ch
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Path disclosure in Habari

Vulnerability ID: HTB22732
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/path_disclosure_in_habari.html
Product: Habari
Vendor: Habari ( http://habariproject.org/en/ ) 
Vulnerable Version: 0.6.5
Vendor Notification: 02 December 2010 
Vulnerability Type: Path disclosure
Status: Fixed by Vendor
Risk level: Low 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/) 

Vulnerability Details:
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/system/admin/header.php" & "/system/admin/comments_items.php" script, it's possible to generate an error that will reveal the full path of the script.
A remote user can determine the full path to the web root directory and other potentially sensitive information.

Attacker can use browser to exploit this vulnerability. The following PoC is available:

http://[host]/system/admin/header.php
http://[host]/system/admin/comments_items.php

Solution: Upgrade to the most recent version