Vortex Portal 2.0 content.php act file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Vortex Portal 2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file content.php of the component Portal. The manipulation of the argument act results in file inclusion. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-0879. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Vortex Portal 2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file content.php of the component Portal. The manipulation of the argument act with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file include vulnerability in (1) content.php and (2) index.php for Vortex Portal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the act parameter.

The weakness was released 03/23/2005 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0879 since 03/26/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:content.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 (19809), Exploit-DB (25261), SecurityFocus (BID 12878†), OSVDB (14958†) and Secunia (SA14707†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-24697 and VDB-82367. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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03/23/2005 🔍
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03/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24696
X-Force: 19809
SecurityFocus: 12878 - Vortex Portal Remote PHP File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 14707 - Vortex Portal Multiple File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 14958 - Vortex Portal content.php act Parameter Remote File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1013545 - Vortex Portal Lets Remote Users Include and Execute Arbitrary PHP Code

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

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 12/29/2025 04:50
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (60), 07/22/2017 10:28 (7), 12/29/2025 04:50 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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