SugarCRM Sugar Sales up to 2.0.1c Login index.php theme path traversal

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in SugarCRM Sugar Sales up to 2.0.1c. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Login. Executing a manipulation of the argument theme can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-1227. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SugarCRM Sugar Sales up to 2.0.1c. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file index.php of the component Login. The manipulation of the argument theme 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in SugarCRM Sugar Sales 2.0.1c and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via .. (dot dot) sequences in the (1) module, (2) action, or (3) theme parameters to index.php, (4) the theme parameter to Login.php, and possibly other parameters or scripts.

The weakness was published 01/10/2005 by James Bercegay with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1227 since 12/14/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl: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 databases at X-Force (18326), Exploit-DB (24769) and SecurityFocus (BID 11740†). Similar entries are available at VDB-23771, VDB-23769 and VDB-23768. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• SugarCRM

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• Sugar Sales

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• 2.0.1a
• 2.0.1b
• 2.0.1c

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• open-source

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