W-Agora 4.2 index.php site path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in W-Agora 4.2. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument site leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2648. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in W-Agora 4.2 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument site 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in W-Agora 4.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the site parameter.

The bug was discovered 08/18/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/23/2005 by matrix_killer (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2648 since 08/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available 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 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19474 (w-Agora index.php site Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21906), Exploit-DB (26169), Tenable (19474), SecurityFocus (BID 14597†) and OSVDB (18831†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19474
Nessus Name: w-Agora index.php site Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 19474
OpenVAS Name: w-Agora Site parameter remote directory traversal flaw
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: matrix_killer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2648 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2648
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26117
X-Force: 21906
SecurityFocus: 14597 - W-Agora Site Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 16497
OSVDB: 18831 - W-Agora - Site Parameter Directory Traversal Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014737
Vulnerability Center: 8994 - W-Agora 4.2.0 Directory Traversal Attack via Site Parameter, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/30/2025 22:27
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 06/08/2019 14:49 (9), 12/30/2025 22:27 (27)
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