PHP Arena pafiledb 1.1.3/2.1.1/3.0/3.0 Beta 3.1 pafiledb.php action path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in PHP Arena pafiledb 1.1.3/2.1.1/3.0/3.0 Beta 3.1. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file pafiledb.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument action can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2001. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in PHP Arena pafiledb 1.1.3/2.1.1/3.0/3.0 Beta 3.1 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file pafiledb.php. The manipulation of the argument action 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in pafiledb.php in paFileDB 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.

The weakness was presented 06/15/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at phparena.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2001 since 06/20/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-25527 and VDB-25526 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Programming Language Software

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• PHP Arena

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• pafiledb

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• 1.1.3
• 2.1.1
• 3.0
• 3.0 Beta 3.1

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• open-source

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