osCommerce PHP Point Of Sale 1.1 Installation index.php cfg_language path traversal ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in osCommerce PHP Point Of Sale 1.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Installation. The manipulation of the argument cfg_language leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1477. There is no exploit available. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present.

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A vulnerability was found in osCommerce PHP Point Of Sale 1.1 (E-Commerce Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file index.php of the component Installation. The manipulation of the argument cfg_language 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:

** DISPUTED ** Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PHP Point Of Sale for osCommerce 1.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the cfg_language parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by CVE, since the cfg_language variable is configured upon proper product installation.

The weakness was shared 03/16/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1477 since 03/16/2007. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. 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 vulnerability database at X-Force (33006). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• E-Commerce Management Software

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• osCommerce

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• PHP Point Of Sale

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• 1.1

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• open-source

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