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A vulnerability has been found in XOOPS 2.0.18 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument lang
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Directory traversal vulnerability in htdocs/install/index.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.
The weakness was shared 02/06/2008 by Alexandr Polyakov (stas) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xoops.svn.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0612 since 02/05/2008. 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 exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
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 Exploit-DB (5057). The entry 40865 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
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Timeline
02/04/2008 🔍02/05/2008 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: xoops.svn.sourceforge.netResearcher: Alexandr Polyakov (stas)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0612 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 27622 - XOOPS 'lang' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 09/16/2018 07:59
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (47), 09/16/2018 07:59 (11)
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