MkportalApplication

CVE-2007-0194

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2007-01-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
admin.php in MKPortal M1.1 RC1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request with an MK_PATH=1 query string, which reveals the path in an error message.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The admin.php script in MKPortal M1.1 RC1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where a remote attacker can obtain the server's full filesystem path by appending the query string MK_PATH=1 to a direct request for admin.php. The application reveals this sensitive path information within an error message.

MitigationDisable PHP error display and configure proper error handling in the application's configuration to prevent path disclosure, or apply a patch from the vendor to fix the specific code path in admin.php that handles the MK_PATH parameter.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
MkportalApplication
Affected:= 1.1_rc1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify MKPortal installation exists
    Locate the MKPortal installation directory on the web server and confirm the presence of admin.php
    Affected if MKPortal is installed and admin.php is accessible
  2. Confirm the installed version is 1.1_rc1
    Check the version identifier in MKPortal's version file, about page, or metadata
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.1_rc1 (no other version)
  3. Locate the admin.php script
    Navigate to the MKPortal root directory and verify admin.php exists
    Affected if admin.php is present in the MKPortal installation
  4. Test for the MK_PATH parameter vulnerability
    Send an HTTP request to admin.php with the query string MK_PATH=1 (e.g., https://site/path/admin.php?MK_PATH=1) and observe if the full server filesystem path appears in the response
    Affected if The response contains the absolute server filesystem path in an error or informational message
  5. Check if PHP error display is enabled
    Review the PHP configuration (php.ini) or the application's error handling settings to determine if display_errors is set to On
    Affected if PHP display_errors is enabled, allowing the path disclosure to be visible to attackers

The environment is affected if MKPortal version 1.1_rc1 is installed, admin.php is accessible, and the MK_PATH=1 parameter reveals the server's full filesystem path in the response.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Disable PHP error display and configure proper error handling in the application's configuration to prevent path disclosure, or apply a patch from the vendor to fix the specific code path in admin.php that handles the MK_PATH parameter.

Fix this in Mkportal Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $910
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