eFiction 1.0/1.1/2.0 Error Message storyblock.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in eFiction 1.0/1.1/2.0. This affects an unknown part of the file storyblock.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-4172. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in eFiction 1.0/1.1/2.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file storyblock.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

eFiction 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to storyblock.php without arguments, which leaks the full pathname in the resulting PHP error message.

The bug was discovered 11/25/2005. The weakness was published 11/25/2005 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared at rgod.altervista.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4172 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 T1592 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:storyblock.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20349 (eFiction < 2.0.2 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, Disc)), 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 Tenable (20349), SecurityFocus (BID 15568†), OSVDB (21125†), Secunia (SA17777†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015273†). Similar entries are available at VDB-27427, VDB-27426, VDB-27424 and VDB-27423. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 20349
Nessus Name: eFiction < 2.0.2 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, Disc)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rgod.altervista.org
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27425
SecurityFocus: 15568 - eFiction Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17777 - eFiction Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 21125 - eFiction storyblock.php Direct Request Path Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1015273
Vulnerability Center: 10111 - eFiction Information Disclosure via \, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/13/2019 09:18
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (78), 06/13/2019 09:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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