Yektaweb Academic Web Tools up to 1.4.2.8 download.php dfile path traversal
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A vulnerability was found in Yektaweb Academic Web Tools up to 1.4.2.8. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file download.php. The manipulation of the argument dfile
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. CVE summarizes:
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dfile parameter.
The weakness was presented 07/02/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2969 since 07/02/2008. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:download.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
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 (43175). See 42936, 43019, 43017 and 43016 for similar entries.
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-2969 (🔍)
X-Force: 43175 - Academic Web Tools download.php directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 29813 - Academic Web Tools CMS 1.4.2.8 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 12:19Updated: 11/25/2017 09:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (51), 11/25/2017 09:45 (7)
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