ID:11514 - Exploit for Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2004-1020

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Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The addslashes function in PHP 4.3.9 does not properly escape a NULL (/0) character, which may allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files in PHP applications that contain a directory traversal vulnerability in require or include statements, but are otherwise protected by the magic_quotes_gpc mechanism. NOTE: this issue was originally REJECTed by its CNA before publication, but that decision is in active dispute. This candidate may change significantly in the future as a result of further discussion.

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