Markus Triska CGIForum 1.0 cgiforum.pl thesection path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Markus Triska CGIForum 1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file cgiforum.pl. This manipulation of the argument thesection causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2000-1171. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Markus Triska CGIForum 1.0 (Forum Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file cgiforum.pl. The manipulation of the argument thesection 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in cgiforum.pl script in CGIForum 1.0 allows remote attackers to ready arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in the "thesection" parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 01/09/2001 by LINUX (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-1171. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10552 (CGIForum cgiforum.pl thesection Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10194 (CGIForum Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1466.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5553), Exploit-DB (20408), Tenable (10552), SecurityFocus (BID 1963†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-295†). 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
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10552
Nessus Name: CGIForum cgiforum.pl thesection Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1466
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP cgiforum.pl access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: LINUX
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-1171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16327
X-Force: 5553
SecurityFocus: 1963 - CGIForum "thesection" Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 295 - CGIForum1.0 Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 17:35
Updated: 10/11/2025 18:57
Changes: 07/02/2014 17:35 (67), 05/06/2019 08:29 (4), 08/11/2024 17:30 (25), 10/11/2025 18:57 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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