Codeworx Technologies DCP-Portal Se 6.0 Error Message library/lib.php information disclosure

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Codeworx Technologies DCP-Portal Se 6.0. The affected element is an unknown function in the library library/lib.php of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4837. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Codeworx Technologies DCP-Portal Se 6.0 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block in the library library/lib.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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in DCP-Portal SE 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the root parameter in (1) library/lib.php and (2) library/editor/editor.php. NOTE: the same primary issue can be used for full path disclosure with an invalid parameter that reveals the installation path in an error message.

The weakness was shared 09/15/2006 by HACKERS PAL (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4837 since 09/15/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

A public exploit has been developed by Federico Fazzi and been published even before and not after the advisory. 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 95 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:library/lib.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 (1905) and SecurityFocus (BID 20024†). The entries VDB-32325 and VDB-32323 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• Codeworx Technologies

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• DCP-Portal

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• Se 6.0

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• commercial

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