RIPS Scanner 0.54 windows/code.php File path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in RIPS Scanner 0.54. Impacted is an unknown function of the file windows/code.php. This manipulation of the argument File causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-34126. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in RIPS Scanner 0.54. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file windows/code.php. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A path traversal vulnerability exists in RIPS Scanner version 0.54. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the system with the privileges of the web server by sending crafted HTTP GET requests to the 'windows/code.php' script with a manipulated 'file' parameter. This can lead to disclosure of sensitive information.

The weakness was disclosed by localh0t. The advisory is shared at codesec.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-34126 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:windows/code.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 Exploit-DB (18660) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-21745). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• RIPS

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• Scanner

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• 0.54

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