CVE-2008-5587

Name	CVE-2008-5587
Description	Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _language parameter to index.php.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-1693-1
Debian Bugs	508026

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
phppgadmin (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	5.1-1.1+deb8u1	fixed
	stretch	5.1+ds-2	fixed
	buster (security), buster, buster (lts)	5.1+ds-4+deb10u1	fixed
	sid, trixie	7.14.7+dfsg-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
phppgadmin	source	etch	4.0.1-3.1etch1		DSA-1693-1
phppgadmin	source	(unstable)	4.2.1-1.1	low		508026

register_globals=on is required
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7363