CMS little 0.0.1 index.php template path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in CMS little 0.0.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument template causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-3036. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in CMS little 0.0.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument template 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in CMS little 0.0.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files, and probably remote files, via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

The weakness was presented 07/07/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3036 since 07/07/2008. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by CWH Underground and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit 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 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 X-Force (43539), Exploit-DB (5992) and SecurityFocus (BID 30061†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• CMS little

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• 0.0.1

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