phpPgAds 2.0.5 adlayer.php language path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in phpPgAds 2.0.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file adlayer.php. The manipulation of the argument language with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in phpAdsNew and phpPgAds before 2.0.6 allow remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) layerstyle parameter to adlayer.php or (2) language parameter to js-form.php.

The bug was discovered 08/17/2005. The weakness was published 08/23/2005 by DiGiT with Pine Digital Security (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2635 since 08/20/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:adlayer.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19518 (phpAdsNew / phpPgAds < 2.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21880) and Tenable (19518). Similar entry is available at 26106.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 19518
Nessus Name: phpAdsNew / phpPgAds < 2.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: phpPgAds 2.0.6

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Pine Digital Security
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2635 (🔍)
X-Force: 21880
Vulnerability Center: 9042 - phpAdsNew and phpPgAds Directory Traversal via .. To adlayer.php or js-form.php, Medium
SecurityFocus: 14584 - phpPgAds Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 16469
OSVDB: 18886 - phpPgAds - Local File Include Issue

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/08/2019 17:25
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (69), 06/08/2019 17:25 (4)
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