Re: RFC: source files without opening tag

From: Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:04:54 +0000
Subject: Re: RFC: source files without opening tag
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Hi!

>> I'm not sure I follow - which PHP vulnerability you are talking about?
> 
> Local file includes. (LFI)

I'm not sure I understand - where's the vulnerability?

> There is a null byte protection for LFI and I really like to the protection.
> It's also beneficial to other problems. However, it would not help codes
> like "include $_REQUEST['var']"

Don't write such code. It's like saying exec() function is a
"vulnerability" in libc. You instruct PHP to run code based on user
input - that's what PHP will be doing, it's not a "vulnerability" by any
definition.

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