Trixbox 2.8.0.4 /maint/index.php lang path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Trixbox 2.8.0.4. Affected is an unknown function of the file /maint/index.php. Such manipulation of the argument lang as part of Parameter leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-14537. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trixbox 2.8.0.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file /maint/index.php. The manipulation of the argument lang as part of a Parameter 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

trixbox 2.8.0.4 has path traversal via the xajaxargs array parameter to /maint/index.php?packages or the lang parameter to /maint/modules/home/index.php.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was shared 02/16/2018 by Sachin Wagh (tiger_tigerboy) (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-14537 since 09/17/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is necessary 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 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:maint/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 databases at Exploit-DB (49914) and SecurityFocus (BID 103007†). The entries VDB-113353 and VDB-113352 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 162853⛔
Researcher: Sachin Wagh (tiger_tigerboy)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-14537 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14537
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113354
SecurityFocus: 103007 - Trixbox CVE-2017-14537 Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 02/16/2018 08:38
Updated: 11/14/2025 09:37
Changes: 02/16/2018 08:38 (60), 01/05/2020 13:16 (5), 02/06/2023 16:44 (3), 11/14/2025 09:37 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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