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 Posted by Steve on 02/23/07 14:11 
"shimmyshack" <matt.farey@gmail.com> wrote in message  
news:1172237010.074652.97530@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... 
| On 23 Feb, 11:15, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote: 
| > Steve wrote: 
| > > "Rik" <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
| > >news:op.tn6pvcviqnv3q9@misant... 
| > > | Steve <no....@example.com> wrote: 
| > > | > find a server that parses all documents via php instead of by  
extension, 
| > > | > .... 
| > > | > 
| > > | > it's not hard to hack any site...it just takes a bit of knowledge  
and 
| > > | > some desire. 
| > > | 
| > > | And in this case, both an insane webserver setting and a either no  
or a 
| > > | bogus check on files after upload... Usually it would be much, much 
| > > harder. 
| > 
| > > true. however sadly, *most* web servers (apache anyway) out there at  
least 
| > > parse all documents through php even if the extension is  
different...things 
| > 
| > Do you have proof of this statement?  I find just the opposite - very 
| > few servers parse non-html files through PHP - and most of those who do 
| > change when told about the security implications. 
| > 
| > > like .css or .jpg, or what have you. this is the critical part. as  
long as 
| > > this is the configuration, you can find *many* ways to get your script  
onto 
| > > their server. and you will have enough authorization to access any  
system 
| > > directory that php has access to...even those not in the web root. 
| > 
| > > this is not just a php issue, asp and others have the same problem.  
people 
| > > are not ever as aware as they should be when it comes to security.  
myself 
| > > included. 
| > 
| > -- 
| > ================== 
| > Remove the "x" from my email address 
| > Jerry Stuckle 
| > JDS Computer Training Corp. 
| > jstuck...@attglobal.net 
| > ================== 
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| This is the only statement in my httpd.conf: 
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| AddType application/x-httpd-php .php 
| 
| and yet the attack works. 
| The server doesnt have to be set up to parse every doc for php, that 
| was an assumption. 
 
not an assumption...just a high-level, objective scenario that others may be  
able to understand. 
 
| Has anyone here tried it on their server? 
 
probably not. :(
 
  
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