This includes the file in the actual configuration file, the first line is leaked as an error message.
It reads data from files, it may be used to do privileged reads or disclose files outside a restricted file system.
LFILE=file_to_read
apache2ctl -c "Include $LFILE" -k stop
If the binary is allowed to run as superuser by sudo
, it does not drop the elevated privileges and may be used to access the file system, escalate or maintain privileged access.
LFILE=file_to_read
sudo apache2ctl -c "Include $LFILE" -k stop