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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Comdev eCommerce 3.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file wce.download.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Download results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2543. In addition, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Comdev eCommerce 3.0 (E-Commerce Management Software). This affects some unknown processing of the file wce.download.php. The manipulation of the argument download with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Directory traversal vulnerability in wce.download.php in Comdev eCommerce 3.0 allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the download parameter.
The bug was discovered 08/04/2005. The weakness was presented 08/10/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2543 since 08/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:wce.download.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19393 (Comdev eCommerce 3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (RFI, Traversal)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
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 Exploit-DB (26080), Tenable (19393), SecurityFocus (BID 14479†), OSVDB (18705†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8918†). See VDB-25984 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19393
Nessus Name: Comdev eCommerce 3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (RFI, Traversal)
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Timeline
08/04/2005 🔍08/05/2005 🔍
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08/07/2005 🔍
08/10/2005 🔍
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08/15/2005 🔍
03/11/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-2543 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2543
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25983
SecurityFocus: 14479 - Comdev eCommerce WCE.Download.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 18705 - Comdev - eCommerce - WCE.Download.PHP Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8918 - Comdev eCommerce wce.download.php Directory Traversal Attack, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 05/31/2025 15:55
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (66), 06/08/2019 11:41 (4), 05/31/2025 15:55 (27)
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