Torrential 1.2 getdox.php string path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Torrential 1.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file getdox.php. The manipulation of the argument string leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-4160. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Torrential 1.2 (Peer-to-Peer Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file getdox.php. The manipulation of the argument string 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 getdox.php in Torrential 1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via "../" sequences in the query string argument.

The weakness was presented 11/21/2005 with Shell (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4160 since 12/11/2005. 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.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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:getdox.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (23219), Exploit-DB (26549), SecurityFocus (BID 15530†), OSVDB (21305†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015338†). See VDB-27504 for similar entry. 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
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Shell
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27413
X-Force: 23219 - Torrential getdox.php directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 15530 - Torrential Getdox.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 21305 - Torrential getdox.php Traversal Arbitrary File Access
SecurityTracker: 1015338 - Torrential 'getdox.php' Input Validation Bugs Disclose Files on the Target System and Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/23/2025 05:49
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (60), 07/28/2017 20:32 (6), 12/23/2025 05:49 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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