Salims Softhouse JAF CMS prior 3.0 Error Message index.php disp path traversal

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Salims Softhouse JAF CMS. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation of the argument disp leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2053. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Salims Softhouse JAF CMS (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file index.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument disp 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. CVE summarizes:

Just another flat file (JAF) CMS before 3.0 Final allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) an * (asterisk) in the id parameter, (2) a blank id parameter, or (3) an * (asterisk) in the disp parameter to index.php, which reveals the path in an error message. NOTE: a followup suggests that this may be a directory traversal or file inclusion vulnerability.

The weakness was shared 06/28/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2053 since 06/26/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for 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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Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Content Management System

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• Salims Softhouse

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• JAF CMS

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