VDB-34957 · CVE-2006-7001 · SA22782

PhpMyChat Plus up to 1.9 avatar.php path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PhpMyChat Plus up to 1.9. Affected is an unknown function of the file avatar.php. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-7001. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PhpMyChat Plus up to 1.9 (Chat Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file avatar.php. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in avatar.php in PhpMyChat Plus 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the L parameter, a different issue than CVE-2006-5897. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-7001 since 02/12/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:avatar.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 Secunia (SA22782†). The entry VDB-33260 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/10/2006 🔍
02/12/2007 +94 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2951 days 🔍
10/10/2017 +942 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-7001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34957
Secunia: 22782 - phpMyChat Plus Multiple Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 10/10/2017 12:53
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (48), 10/10/2017 12:53 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:461:103

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