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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MyPHPSite (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument mod
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 index.php in MyPHPSite, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the mod parameter.
The weakness was released 02/02/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6018 since 02/02/2009. 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.
A public exploit has been developed by Piker and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (7519).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Piker
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Sources
Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-6018 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 32919 - MyPHPsite 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 33171 - MyPHPsite "mod" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 05/03/2019 11:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (51), 05/03/2019 11:19 (10)
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