Advanced Comment System 1.0 index.php ACS_path pathname traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Advanced Comment System 1.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file advanced_component_system/index.php. The manipulation of the argument ACS_path leads to pathname traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-35598. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advanced Comment System 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file advanced_component_system/index.php. The manipulation of the argument ACS_path with an unknown input leads to a pathname traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-21. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 12/24/2020. The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-35598. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:advanced_component_system/index.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (49343). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Pathname traversal
CWE: CWE-21 / CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/24/2020 🔍
12/24/2020 +0 days 🔍
01/04/2025 +1472 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-35598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-35598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166757
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/24/2020 10:11
Updated: 01/04/2025 23:51
Changes: 12/24/2020 10:11 (39), 01/04/2025 23:51 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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