Publicwarehouse LightBlog 9.6 view_member.php Username path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Publicwarehouse LightBlog 9.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file view_member.php. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0840. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Publicwarehouse LightBlog 9.6. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file view_member.php. The manipulation of the argument username 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in view_member.php in Public Warehouse LightBlog 9.6 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter.

The weakness was shared 02/20/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0840 since 02/20/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. 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.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:view_member.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 (5140), SecurityFocus (BID 27837†) and Secunia (SA29017†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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02/17/2008 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41129
SecurityFocus: 27837 - LightBlog 'view_member.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 29017 - LightBlog "username" Local File Inclusion, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-0621

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/17/2024 17:25
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (49), 09/16/2018 08:18 (11), 10/17/2024 17:25 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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