Easyndexer 1.0 showtif.php File path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Easyndexer 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file showtif.php. The manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-25178. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Easyndexer 1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file showtif.php. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Easyndexer 1.0 contains an arbitrary file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download sensitive files by manipulating the file parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to showtif.php with arbitrary file paths in the file parameter to retrieve system files like configuration and initialization files.

The weakness was released by Ihsan Sencan as 45835. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25178 since 03/06/2026. 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:showtif.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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45835). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Easyndexer

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• 1.0

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