SiteBar 3.3.8 translator.php lang path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SiteBar 3.3.8. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file translator.php. Such manipulation of the argument lang leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-5491. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SiteBar 3.3.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file translator.php. The manipulation of the argument lang 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:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the translation module (translator.php) in SiteBar 3.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to chmod arbitrary files to 0777 via ".." sequences in the lang parameter.

The bug was discovered 10/14/2007. The weakness was published 10/17/2007 by Tim Brown with Gentoo (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5491 since 10/17/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:translator.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27816 (GLSA-200711-05 : SiteBar: Multiple issues), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37338), Tenable (27816), SecurityFocus (BID 26126†), OSVDB (45516†) and Secunia (SA27503†). Similar entries are available at VDB-39445, VDB-39444, VDB-39443 and VDB-39442. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 8.8
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 27816
Nessus Name: GLSA-200711-05 : SiteBar: Multiple issues
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OpenVAS ID: 59958
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1423-1 (sitebar)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Researcher: Tim Brown
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39290

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X-Force: 37338
SecurityFocus: 26126 - SiteBar Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27503
OSVDB: 45516 - CVE-2007-5491 - SiteBar - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 16758 - SiteBar 3.3.8 Directory Traversal Vulnerability Allows Remote Users to Change Files\x27 Permissions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3768

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

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/30/2019 07:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (77), 07/30/2019 07:05 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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