CARE 2002 up to 1.0.01 cafenews.php include lang path traversal

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in CARE 2002 up to 1.0.01. This vulnerability affects the function include of the file cafenews.php. The manipulation of the argument lang results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-0998. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CARE 2002 up to 1.0.01. Affected is the function include of the file cafenews.php. The manipulation of the argument lang with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in cafenews.php for CARE 2002 before beta 1.0.02 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences and null characters in the lang parameter, which is processed by a call to the include function.

The weakness was disclosed 10/04/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0998. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

By approaching the search of inurl:cafenews.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.0.02 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9552) and SecurityFocus (BID 5218†). The entry VDB-18913 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• CARE 2002

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• 1.0.01

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