David Barrett QwikiWiki 1.4.1 index.php page path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in David Barrett QwikiWiki 1.4.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-0283. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in David Barrett QwikiWiki 1.4.1 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page 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 index.php in QwikiWiki allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and a %00 at the end of the filename in the page parameter.

The weakness was presented 01/04/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0283 since 02/10/2005. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Madelman and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18748), Exploit-DB (737), SecurityFocus (BID 12163†), OSVDB (12712†) and Secunia (SA12044†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Madelman
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OpenVAS ID: 16100
OpenVAS Name: QWikiwiki directory traversal vulnerability
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Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23633
X-Force: 18748 - QWikiwiki directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 12163 - QwikiWiki Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 12044 - Qwikiwiki "page" Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 12712 - QwikiWiki index.php Traversal Arbitrary File Retrieval

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 11/16/2025 20:37
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (62), 06/30/2018 09:20 (12), 11/16/2025 20:37 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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