phpCoupon Control Panel user.php req=auth path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpCoupon and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file user.php of the component Control Panel. The manipulation of the argument req=auth results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-4143. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpCoupon (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the file user.php of the component Control Panel. The manipulation of the argument req=auth with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

user.php in the Billing Control Panel in phpCoupon allows remote authenticated users to obtain Premium Member status, and possibly acquire free coupons, via a modified URL containing a certain billing parameter and REQ=auth, status=success, and custom=upgrade substrings, possibly related to PayPal transactions.

The bug was discovered 07/28/2007. The weakness was shared 08/03/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4143 since 08/03/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:user.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25972 (CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : star (CESA-2007:0873)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35664), Exploit-DB (30429), Tenable (25972), SecurityFocus (BID 25116†) and OSVDB (39027†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 25972
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : star (CESA-2007:0873)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4143 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4143
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38154
X-Force: 35664
SecurityFocus: 25116 - phpCoupon Remote Payment Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 39027 - phpCoupon - Remote Payment Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 16022 - PhpCoupon Billing Control Panel Allows Remote Users to Obtain Premium Member Status, Medium

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

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 11/12/2025 01:30
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (66), 07/25/2019 16:25 (5), 07/21/2021 13:02 (3), 11/12/2025 01:30 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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