phpSysInfo is vulnerable to multiple issues, including a local file inclusion leading to information disclosure and the potential execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| www-apps/phpsysinfo | * | < 2.4.1 | >= 2.4.1 |
phpSysInfo displays various system stats via PHP scripts.
Christopher Kunz from the Hardened-PHP Project discovered that phpSysInfo is vulnerable to local file inclusion, cross-site scripting and a HTTP Response Splitting attacks.
A local attacker may exploit the file inclusion vulnerability by sending malicious requests, causing the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the web server. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability to disclose local file content. Furthermore, the cross-site scripting issues gives a remote attacker the ability to inject and execute malicious script code in the user's browser context or to steal cookie-based authentication credentials. The HTTP response splitting issue give an attacker the ability to perform site hijacking and cache poisoning.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All phpSysInfo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpsysinfo-2.4.1"
phpSysInfo contains two vulnerabilities that can allow arbitrary code execution and local directory traversal.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| www-apps/phpsysinfo | * | <= 2.1 | >= 2.1-r1 |
phpSysInfo is a PHP system information tool.
phpSysInfo contains two vulnerabilities which could allow local files to be read or arbitrary PHP code to be executed, under the privileges of the web server process.
An attacker could read local files or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the host web server.
There is no known workaround at this time.
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running www-apps/phpsysinfo upgrade to the fixed version:
# emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=www-apps/phpsysinfo-2.1-r1' # emerge '>=www-apps/phpsysinfo-2.1-r1' # emerge clean