phpwcms 1.2.5 Dev Login login.php imgdir path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpwcms 1.2.5 Dev. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file login.php of the component Login. Performing a manipulation of the argument imgdir results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3789. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpwcms 1.2.5 Dev. This affects an unknown functionality of the file login.php of the component Login. The manipulation of the argument imgdir 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:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in phpwcms 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) form_lang parameter in login.php and (2) the imgdir parameter in random_image.php.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2005. The weakness was presented 11/24/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3789 since 11/24/2005. 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 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20216 (phpwcms 1.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12227 (PHPWCMS Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (26513), Tenable (20216), SecurityFocus (BID 15436†), OSVDB (20862†) and Secunia (SA17590†). See VDB-27064 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 20216
Nessus Name: phpwcms 1.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3789 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3789
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27063
SecurityFocus: 15436 - PHPWCMS Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17590 - phpwcms Disclosure of Sensitive Information and Cross-Site Scripting, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 20862 - phpwcms login.php directory traversal
Vulnerability Center: 9695 - phpwcms File inclusion via \, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-2452

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 10/23/2025 04:32
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (69), 06/11/2019 16:21 (8), 10/23/2025 04:32 (24)
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