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Bug #3905 Display of system files
Submitted: 2000-03-23 07:38 UTC Modified: 2000-08-04 11:48 UTC
From: vahidh at ision dot net dot uk Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Other
PHP Version: 3.0 Latest CVS (23/03/2000) OS: Sun Sparc 2.7
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-03-23 07:38 UTC] vahidh at ision dot net dot uk 
php4 installed and running on Zeus Webserver 
I have setup the following in php.ini which is setup in /usr/local/php.ini

doc_root=/export/home/
user_dir=/exporrt/home/vahidh
with the following php file
test.php 
 <?php readfile ($file); ?>   

on the browser if i do  test.php?file=/etc/passwd
I can see the contents 
is there anything else I need to add ?

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 [2000-03-23 09:00 UTC] vahidh at ision dot net dot uk 
configuration line used 
./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql --enable-force-cgi-redirect --enable-discard-path./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql --enable-force-cgi-redirect --enable-discard-path
 [2000-08-04 11:48 UTC] hholzgra@php.net 
well, php can read and display any files the user
its process runs under has read access to

open_basedir should be the ini setting you are looking for
 
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