CScms 4.1 Plugins.php dir path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CScms 4.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file plugins\sys\admin\Plugins.php. This manipulation of the argument dir with the input ..\ causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-17125. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CScms 4.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file plugins\sys\admin\Plugins.php. The manipulation of the argument dir with the input value ..\\ 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CScms 4.1 allows arbitrary directory deletion via a dir=..\\ substring to plugins\sys\admin\Plugins.php.

The bug was discovered 09/11/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17125 since 09/16/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:plugins\sys\admin\Plugins.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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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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03/24/2020 +554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-17125 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17125
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124117
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2018 09:17
Updated: 03/24/2020 11:33
Changes: 09/17/2018 09:17 (59), 03/24/2020 11:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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