bcoos 1.0.9/1.0.10/1.0.11/1.0.12/1.0.13 highlight.php File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in bcoos 1.0.9/1.0.10/1.0.11/1.0.12/1.0.13. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file highlight.php. This manipulation of the argument File causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2350. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in bcoos 1.0.9/1.0.10/1.0.11/1.0.12/1.0.13. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file highlight.php. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in highlight.php in bcoos 1.0.9 through 1.0.13 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) .. (dot dot) or (2) C: folder sequences in the file parameter.

The weakness was presented 05/20/2008 by Lostmon (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2350 since 05/20/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:highlight.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 X-Force (42506), Exploit-DB (31806), SecurityFocus (BID 29275†) and Secunia (SA30035†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Lostmon
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2350 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2350
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42463
X-Force: 42506 - bcoos highlight.php directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 29275 - bcoos 'file' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 30035 - bcoos "file" Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Not Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 03/25/2025 22:27
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (52), 09/25/2018 12:46 (6), 03/25/2025 22:27 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:2E1:103

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