Hi, * Dirk Pirschel wrote on Tue, 27 Jul 2004 at 01:57 +0200: > It is possible to retrieve *any* directory by replacing $HOME/files or > $HOME/html with a symlink. Even worse: A user might use the restore funktion to change the ownership of target files to his own. Under special circumstances, it is even possible to change the owner of /etc/{passwd,shadow} and then gain root access! > > If you are using confixx, you should disable the backup script. According to Christian Boltz <christian (dot) boltz (at) nexgo (dot) de>, this can be done by replacing or removing $confixx_docroot/user/tools_backup*.php You should also disable the restore script $confixx_docroot/user/tools_restore*.php. -Dirk -- Trouble with Windows? Reboot! Trouble with Linux? Be root!
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