PublicCMS 4.0.20180210 content.html?path=.. path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PublicCMS 4.0.20180210 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/cmsTemplate/content.html?path=../. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-12494. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PublicCMS 4.0.20180210 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file admin/cmsTemplate/content.html?path=../. The manipulation 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An issue discovered in PublicCMS V4.0.20180210. There is a "Directory Traversal" and "Arbitrary file read" vulnerability via an admin/cmsTemplate/content.html?path=../ URI.

The bug was discovered 06/15/2018. The weakness was published 06/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12494 since 06/15/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 12
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-12494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119605
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2018 09:32
Updated: 03/27/2023 15:37
Changes: 06/16/2018 09:32 (55), 02/19/2020 20:08 (1), 03/27/2023 15:37 (3)
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