appserv 2.4.5 appserv/main.php appserv_root path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in appserv 2.4.5. This impacts an unknown function of the file appserv/main.php. The manipulation of the argument appserv_root leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-0125. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in appserv 2.4.5. This issue affects an unknown code of the file appserv/main.php. The manipulation of the argument appserv_root 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in appserv/main.php in AppServ 2.4.5 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the appserv_root parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. There is not enough detail from these third party sources to know whether this is directory traversal, remote file include, or another issue.

The weakness was published 01/05/2006 by Xez (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0125. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:appserv/main.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20383 (AppServ appserv/main.php appserv_root Parameter Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

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 (23999), Exploit-DB (27048), Tenable (20383), SecurityFocus (BID 16166†) and OSVDB (22228†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20383
Nessus Name: AppServ appserv/main.php appserv_root Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2006-0125 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0125
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28235
X-Force: 23999
SecurityFocus: 16166 - AppServ Open Project Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 18163
OSVDB: 22228 - AppServ appserv/main.php appserv_root Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vulnerability Center: 10152 - AppServ File Inclusion via appserv_root Parameter, Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/04/2025 09:43
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (56), 12/01/2016 12:20 (10), 07/07/2021 12:44 (3), 07/07/2021 12:51 (1), 07/04/2025 09:43 (25)
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