Kubix 0.7 index.php File path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Kubix 0.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-7117. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Kubix 0.7 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file index.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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Kubix 0.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) include and execute arbitrary local files via ".." sequences in the theme cookie to index.php, which is not properly handled by includes/head.php; and (2) read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the file parameter in an add_dl action to adm_index.php, as demonstrated by reading connect.php.

The weakness was published 03/05/2007 by BlackHawk (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-7117 since 03/05/2007. 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 BlackHawk 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 96 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 (30572), Exploit-DB (2863) and SecurityFocus (BID 21352†). Similar entry is available at VDB-35419. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Kubix

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• 0.7

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