HTB22787: Path disclousure in Pligg CMS

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Vulnerability ID: HTB22787
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/path_disclousure_in_pligg_cms.html
Product: Pligg CMS
Vendor: Pligg ( http://www.pligg.com/ ) 
Vulnerable Version: 1.1.3
Vendor Notification: 11 January 2011 
Vulnerability Type: Path disclosure
Status: Awaiting Vendor Response
Risk level: Low 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/) 

Vulnerability Details:
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/modules/captcha/captcha_settings.php" script, it's possible to 
generate an error that will reveal the full path of the script.
A remote user can determine the full path to the web root directory and other potentially sensitive information.


http://[host]/modules/captcha/captcha_settings.php