Scribe 0.2 index.php page path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Scribe 0.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-0822. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Scribe 0.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page 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:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Scribe 0.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter.

The weakness was released 02/19/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0822 since 02/19/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 databases at Exploit-DB (5123) and SecurityFocus (BID 27803†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Scribe

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• 0.2

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