Nilsons Blogger up to 0.11 core.php thispost path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Nilsons Blogger up to 0.11. This affects an unknown part of the file core.php. The manipulation of the argument thispost results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-0559. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nilsons Blogger up to 0.11 (Blog Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file core.php. The manipulation of the argument thispost 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 confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Nilson s Blogger 0.11 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the permalink parameter in core.php, accessed through index.php; and (2) the thispost parameter in comments.php.

The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0559 since 02/04/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:core.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 (31083), SecurityFocus (BID 27559†) and Secunia (SA28737†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40812
SecurityFocus: 27559 - Nilson's Blogger 'comments.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 28737 - Nilson's Blogger Two Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/14/2025 07:08
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (49), 11/08/2017 08:22 (6), 08/14/2025 07:08 (27)
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