ProjectSend r582 process-zip-download.php File path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ProjectSend r582. Affected is an unknown function of the file process-zip-download.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument File with the input ../ as part of Query String results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10733. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in ProjectSend r582 (Project Management Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file process-zip-download.php. The manipulation of the argument file with the input value ../ leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ProjectSend (formerly cFTP) r582 allows directory traversal via file=../ in the process-zip-download.php query string.

The bug was discovered 10/27/2018. The weakness was published 10/28/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-10733 since 10/27/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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.

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:process-zip-download.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.

Similar entries are available at VDB-126013, VDB-126014 and VDB-126016. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Project Management Software

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• ProjectSend

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• r582

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