MetInfo 5.3.17 physical.php f_filename path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in MetInfo 5.3.17. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file admin/app/physical/physical.php. This manipulation of the argument f_filename causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-14513. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MetInfo 5.3.17 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file admin/app/physical/physical.php. The manipulation of the argument f_filename 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in MetInfo 5.3.17 allows remote attackers to read information from any ini format file via the f_filename parameter in a fingerprintdo action to admin/app/physical/physical.php.

The bug was discovered 09/13/2017. The weakness was shared 09/17/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-14513 since 09/17/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/app/physical/physical.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.

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• Content Management System

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• MetInfo

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• 5.3.17

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• commercial

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