CVE-2007-5899 Information

Description

The output_add_rewrite_var function in PHP before 5.2.5 rewrites local forms in which the ACTION attribute references a non-local URL which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the requests for this URL as demonstrated by a rewritten form containing a local session ID.

Reference

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42869 http://osvdb.org/38918 http://secunia.com/advisories/27659 http://secunia.com/advisories/27864 http://secunia.com/advisories/28249 http://secunia.com/advisories/30040 http://secunia.com/advisories/30828 http://secunia.com/advisories/31119 http://secunia.com/advisories/31124 http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php5.2.5 http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943 https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A11211 https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html