PHPSHE 1.7 admin.php?mod=db&act=del dbname path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHPSHE 1.7. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file admin.php?mod=db&act=del. The manipulation of the argument dbname as part of Parameter leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-18485. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHPSHE 1.7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file admin.php?mod=db&act=del. The manipulation of the argument dbname 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in PHPSHE 1.7. admin.php?mod=db&act=del allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the dbname parameter. This can be leveraged to reload the product by deleting install.lock.

The bug was discovered 10/18/2018. The weakness was presented 10/18/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gitee.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18485 since 10/18/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-125784 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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10/18/2018 🔍
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10/19/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitee.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18485 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18485
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125783
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2018 06:34
Updated: 04/05/2020 16:15
Changes: 10/19/2018 06:34 (57), 04/05/2020 16:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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