PHP Helpdesk 0.6.16 - 'index.php' Local File Inclusion

Author: joseph.giron13
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2007-11-03
date_updated: 2014-01-06
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2007-5915;OSVDB-39722
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source: www.securityfocus.com/bid/26318/info

PHP Helpdesk is prone to a local file-include vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue may allow an unauthorized user to view files and execute local scripts.

PHP Helpdesk 0.6.16 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/index.php?whattodo=../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00