CMS Made Simple up to 0.10 lang.php nls[file][vx][vxsfx] file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CMS Made Simple up to 0.10. The affected element is an unknown function of the file lang.php. Such manipulation of the argument nls[file][vx][vxsfx] leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2846. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CMS Made Simple up to 0.10 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lang.php. The manipulation of the argument nls[file][vx][vxsfx] with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in lang.php in CMS Made Simple 0.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the nls[file][vx][vxsfx] parameter.

The bug was discovered 08/31/2005. The weakness was disclosed 09/08/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2846 since 09/08/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:lang.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19551 (CMS Made Simple admin/lang.php nls Parameter Remote File Inclusion), 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 Exploit-DB (26217), Tenable (19551), SecurityFocus (BID 14709†), OSVDB (19112†) and Secunia (SA16654†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19551
Nessus Name: CMS Made Simple admin/lang.php nls Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2846 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26252
SecurityFocus: 14709 - CMS Made Simple Lang.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 16654 - CMS Made Simple Authentication Bypass and File Inclusion, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19112 - CMS Made Simple lang.php file include
Vulnerability Center: 9097 - CMS Made Simple PHP File Inclusion, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 05/26/2025 10:50
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (66), 06/09/2019 09:20 (8), 05/26/2025 10:50 (27)
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