GuppY 4.5/4.5.3/4.5.3a/4.5.4/4.5.9 admin/editortypetool.php lng path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in GuppY 4.5/4.5.3/4.5.3a/4.5.4/4.5.9. This affects an unknown function of the file admin/editortypetool.php. Such manipulation of the argument lng leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-3927. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GuppY 4.5/4.5.3/4.5.3a/4.5.4/4.5.9. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file admin/editortypetool.php. The manipulation of the argument lng 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GuppY 4.5.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via (1) the meskin parameter to admin/editorTypetool.php, or the lng parameter to the in admin/inc scripts (2) archbatch.php, (3) dbbatch.php, and (4) nwlmail.php.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2005. The weakness was published 11/30/2005 by retrogod (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3927 since 11/30/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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:admin/editortypetool.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20248 (GuppY <= 4.5.9 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (Traversal, Code Exec)), 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 X-Force (23319), Exploit-DB (26640), Tenable (20248), SecurityFocus (BID 15610†) and OSVDB (21167†). Similar entry is available at VDB-27199. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 20248
Nessus Name: GuppY <= 4.5.9 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (Traversal, Code Exec)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: retrogod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3927 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27200
X-Force: 23319
SecurityFocus: 15610 - GuppY Multiple Local File Include and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17790
OSVDB: 21167 - GuppY local file include directory traversal
SecurityTracker: 1015279
Vulnerability Center: 9818 - Guppy up to 4.5.9 File Inclusion via admin/editorTypetool.php \x26 admin/inc Scripts, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-2635

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/20/2025 22:37
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (59), 06/12/2019 08:02 (16), 07/20/2025 22:37 (23)
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