A vulnerability was found in mini-pub 0.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument sFileName 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. The summary by CVE is:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.

The weakness was presented 12/15/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5579 since 12/15/2008. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available 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 databases at Exploit-DB (6733) and SecurityFocus (BID 27671†). See VDB-45475 and VDB-45474 for similar entries.

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