Does anybody know what is echo _START_?

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PanK
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Does anybody know what is echo _START_?

Post by PanK »

echo _START_ starts some process, but what process?

somebody tries to run it on my server.
Actually here is the ful command:
sh -c echo _START_; cd ../../../../../../../../../../

Please tel me what does it do.
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rehfeld
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Post by rehfeld »

are you sure its not just a constant?
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Post by josh »

A user tried to run that code on your server? Seems like an un-authorized access attempt,
try running this code and see what _START_'s value is:

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<?php
print_r(get_defined_constants());
?>
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phpScott
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Post by phpScott »

is this in a php file, text file, or a command that failed and you recorded it?

seems to me like some one is either being silly or doing a poor attempt and trying to understand your directory structure.
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