phpMyBackupPro up to 2.5 Incomplete Fix get_file.php view path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in phpMyBackupPro 2.1/2.2/2.3/2.4/2.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file get_file.php of the component Incomplete Fix. Such manipulation of the argument view with the input .. leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-4181. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in phpMyBackupPro 2.1/2.2/2.3/2.4/2.5 (Backup Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file get_file.php of the component Incomplete Fix. The manipulation of the argument view with the input value .. 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 get_file.php in phpMyBackupPro 2.1 through 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the view parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix to CVE-2015-4180.

The bug was discovered 06/04/2015. The weakness was released 08/25/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-4181 since 06/04/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 813 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:get_file.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 (10169). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-105745. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Backup Software

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• phpMyBackupPro

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• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5

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