Coinsoft Technologies phpCOIN 1.2.2 coin_includes/db.php _ccfg[_pkg_path_dbse path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Coinsoft Technologies phpCOIN 1.2.2. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file coin_includes/db.php. The manipulation of the argument _ccfg[_pkg_path_dbse leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4212. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Coinsoft Technologies phpCOIN 1.2.2. This issue affects an unknown function of the file coin_includes/db.php. The manipulation of the argument _ccfg[_pkg_path_dbse 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 coin_includes/db.php in phpCOIN 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via ".." (dot dot) sequences in the $_CCFG[_PKG_PATH_DBSE] variable.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2005. The weakness was released 12/14/2005 by retrogod (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4212 since 12/14/2005. 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.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.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:coin_includes/db.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20300 (phpCOIN < 1.2.2 2005-12-13 Fix-File 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (26788), Tenable (20300), SecurityFocus (BID 15831†), OSVDB (57538†) and Secunia (SA18030†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-27463, VDB-27462 and VDB-27460. 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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Nessus ID: 20300
Nessus Name: phpCOIN < 1.2.2 2005-12-13 Fix-File Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: retrogod
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-4212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27461
SecurityFocus: 15831 - PHPCoin Config.PHP File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 18030 - phpCOIN SQL Injection and File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 57538 - CVE-2005-4212 - Coinsoft Technologies - PhpCOIN - Directory Traversal Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015345
Vulnerability Center: 10032 - phpCOIN 1.2.2 Directory Traversal via \x27..\x27 (Dot Dot) Attack, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2888

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 09/29/2025 08:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (78), 06/12/2019 17:57 (5), 09/29/2025 08:00 (19)
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