miniCMS 1.10 post.php?state=delete&delete Filename Path path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in miniCMS 1.10. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /mc-admin/post.php?state=delete&delete. The manipulation as part of Filename leads to path traversal (Path). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-18890. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in miniCMS 1.10 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file /mc-admin/post.php?state=delete&delete. The manipulation as part of a Filename leads to a path traversal vulnerability (Path). 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. The summary by CVE is:

MiniCMS 1.10 allows full path disclosure via /mc-admin/post.php?state=delete&delete= with an invalid filename.

The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was presented 10/31/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18890 since 10/30/2018. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

See VDB-126385 and VDB-126384 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• miniCMS

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• 1.10

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• open-source

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