PowerPortal 1.1b/1.3/1.3b modules.php files path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PowerPortal 1.1b/1.3/1.3b and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file modules.php. The manipulation of the argument files leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0664. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PowerPortal 1.1b/1.3/1.3b. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file modules.php. The manipulation of the argument files with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. 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:

Directory traversal vulnerability in modules.php in PowerPortal 1.x allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the files parameter.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2004. The weakness was disclosed 08/06/2004 by DarkBicho (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0664 since 07/12/2004. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 39 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:modules.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 databases at X-Force (16530), Exploit-DB (24241), SecurityFocus (BID 10622†), OSVDB (15987†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14369†). The entries VDB-24250, VDB-22065 and VDB-22066 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: 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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OpenVAS ID: 12292
OpenVAS Name: PowerPortal Path Dislcosure
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06/28/2004 🔍
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07/12/2004 +14 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +25 days 🔍
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02/25/2007 +933 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +2970 days 🔍
06/02/2025 +3702 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: DarkBicho
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0664 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22067
X-Force: 16530
SecurityFocus: 10622 - PowerPortal Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 15987 - CVE-2004-0664 - PowerPortal - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14369 - PowerPortal Remote Directory Traversal Allows Listing Arbitrary Directories, Medium

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

Created: 04/14/2015 13:16
Updated: 06/02/2025 15:32
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:16 (64), 07/15/2019 10:48 (3), 06/02/2025 15:32 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:5AD:103

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