Social Engine 2.0 header_album.php global_lang path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Social Engine 2.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file header_album.php. The manipulation of the argument global_lang leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6581. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Social Engine 2.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file header_album.php. The manipulation of the argument global_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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Social Engine 2.0 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the global_lang parameter to (1) header_album.php, (2) header_blog.php, or (3) header_group.php; or (4) admin_header_album.php, (5) admin_header_blog.php, or (6) admin_header_group.php in admin/.

The weakness was shared 12/21/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6581 since 12/28/2007. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by MhZ91 and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available 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 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:header_album.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 Exploit-DB (4767), SecurityFocus (BID 26990†) and OSVDB (40370†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: MhZ91
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12/21/2007 +4 days 🔍
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12/22/2007 +1 days 🔍
12/28/2007 +6 days 🔍
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01/21/2008 +24 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2610 days 🔍
10/13/2024 +3499 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6581 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40289
SecurityFocus: 26990 - SocialEngine 'global_lang' Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 40370 - Social Engine admin_header_group.php global_lang Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/13/2024 05:28
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (50), 11/05/2017 14:48 (11), 10/13/2024 05:28 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:7F5:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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