HTB22800: Path disclosure in Podcast Generator

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Vulnerability ID: HTB22800
Reference: 
http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/path_disclosure_in_podcast_generator.html
Product: Podcast Generator
Vendor: Alberto Betella ( http://podcastgen.sourceforge.net/ ) 
Vulnerable Version: 1.3
Vendor Notification: 20 January 2011 
Vulnerability Type: Path disclosure
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 "/core/episode.php" script to 
properly sanitize user-supplied input in "name" variable, 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]/core/episode.php?name=../config.php