PHP Remote File Inclusion

Description

The server is vulnerable to PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI), which enables attackers to load remote files and have them executed as PHP scripts on the server side. This vulnerability occurs when untrusted user input is directly used in script inclusion without proper validation. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to include and execute arbitrary remote files, potentially compromising the system’s integrity and confidentiality.

Remediation

Avoid using user-controlled data directly in include and require statements and instead consider an allow-list approach for dynamically including scripts.

If possible, also consider setting allow_url_include=Off in the server’s PHP configuration to ensure URLs cannot be used in include and require statements.

Details

ID	Aggregated	CWE	Type	Risk
98.1	false	98	Active	high

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