PHP-Fusion maincore.php folder_level path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in PHP-Fusion (Content Management System) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file maincore.php. The manipulation of the argument folder_level 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:

** DISPUTED ** Directory traversal vulnerability in maincore.php in PHP-Fusion allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the folder_level parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a reliable third party.

The weakness was presented 09/25/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-4931 since 10/09/2011. 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. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by MoDaMeR and been published before and not just 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 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. By approaching the search of inurl:maincore.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 (14647).

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: MoDaMeR
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Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4931 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 42456 - PHP-Fusion 'maincore.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 68437 - PHP-Fusion maincore.php folder_level Parameter Local File Inclusion

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

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 08/16/2018 07:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (49), 08/16/2018 07:17 (13)
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