FlatNuke 2.5.6 index.php ID path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in FlatNuke 2.5.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2813. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in FlatNuke 2.5.6 (Content Management System). This affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument id 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.6 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences and "%00" (trailing null byte) characters in the id parameter to the read mod in index.php.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2005. The weakness was published 09/07/2005 by rgod (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2813 since 09/07/2005. 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 8 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 20293 (FlatNuke index.php id 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.

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 (26212), Tenable (20293), SecurityFocus (BID 14702†), OSVDB (19118†) and Secunia (SA16650†). Similar entries are available at VDB-27451, VDB-26237, VDB-26236 and VDB-27689. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 20293
Nessus Name: FlatNuke index.php id Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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08/30/2005 🔍
08/31/2005 +1 days 🔍
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09/07/2005 +7 days 🔍
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12/12/2005 +2 days 🔍
12/18/2005 +6 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3370 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3770 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26235
SecurityFocus: 14702 - FlatNuke ID Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 16650
OSVDB: 19118 - FlatNuke - ID Parameter Directory Traversal Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014824
Vulnerability Center: 10015 - Flatnuke 2.5.6 Directory Traversal via .. (Dot Dot) Attack, High

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2025 02:46
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (66), 08/02/2019 12:06 (8), 07/06/2025 02:46 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:B19:103

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