phpManta 1.0.2 view-source File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpManta 1.0.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component view-source. Such manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5866. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpManta 1.0.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component view-source. The manipulation of the argument file 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mdoc/view-sourcecode.php for phpManta 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the file parameter.

The weakness was released 11/10/2006 by ajann (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5866 since 11/10/2006. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by ajann in Perl and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. 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.

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 (30173), Exploit-DB (2748), SecurityFocus (BID 21008†) and Secunia (SA22734†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: ajann
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: ajann
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33236
X-Force: 30173 - phpManta view-sourcecode.php file include
SecurityFocus: 21008 - PHPManta View-Sourcecode.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 22734 - phpManta "file" Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-4445

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/27/2026 10:35
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (55), 08/08/2018 06:58 (13), 08/06/2024 23:05 (17), 04/27/2026 10:35 (2)
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