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A vulnerability was found in Linuxwebshop php User Base 1.3. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation of the argument template results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-7240. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linuxwebshop php User Base 1.3 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument template with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/unverified.inc.php in Linux Web Shop (LWS) php User Base 1.3beta allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via the template parameter.

The weakness was published 09/17/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-7240 since 09/17/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download 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 X-Force (40793), Exploit-DB (5179) and SecurityFocus (BID 27964†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Programming Language Software

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• Linuxwebshop

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• php User Base

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• 1.3

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• open-source

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