Lithium CMS up to 4.04c siteconf[curl] Stored path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in Lithium CMS up to 4.04c (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument siteconf[curl] with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability (Stored). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in classes/index.php in Lithium CMS 4.04c and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the siteconf[curl] parameter, as demonstrated by a POST to news/comment.php containing PHP code, which is stored under db/comments/news/ and included by classes/index.php.

The weakness was shared 11/06/2006 by Kacper (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5731 since 11/06/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (29966).

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Name: Stored
Class: Path traversal / Stored
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com
Researcher: Kacper
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5731 (🔍)
X-Force: 29966 - Lithium CMS index.php file include
SecurityFocus: 20871 - Lithium CMS Arbitrary Code Injection and Local File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22593
Vupen: ADV-2006-4361

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 10/03/2017 12:22
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (58), 10/03/2017 12:22 (2)
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