ProActive CMS index.php template path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ProActive CMS (Content Management System) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument template 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 confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in ProActive CMS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

The weakness was presented 09/23/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4187 since 09/23/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 databases at X-Force (45235) and Exploit-DB (6489). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44138
X-Force: 45235 - ProActive CMS index.php file include

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 04:11 PM
Updated: 11/04/2024 10:15 AM
Changes: 03/17/2015 04:11 PM (49), 12/06/2017 09:17 AM (4), 11/04/2024 10:15 AM (22)
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