FreeWebshop 2.2.1 Installation index.php action path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FreeWebshop 2.2.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Installation. Such manipulation of the argument action leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5773. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in FreeWebshop 2.2.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Installation. The manipulation of the argument action 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in FreeWebshop 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and disclose the installation path via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 11/06/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5773 since 11/06/2006. 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 T1006.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 X-Force (29991), Exploit-DB (2704), SecurityFocus (BID 20888†) and Secunia (SA22664†). The entries VDB-34493 and VDB-33151 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• FreeWebshop

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• 2.2.1

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