MySQL Quick Admin up to 1.5.5 index.php path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MySQL Quick Admin up to 1.5.5. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4455. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MySQL Quick Admin up to 1.5.5 (Database Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation 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 index.php in EKINdesigns MySQL Quick Admin 1.5.5 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the language cookie.

The weakness was disclosed 10/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4455 since 10/06/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by JosS and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. 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 (45606), Exploit-DB (6641), SecurityFocus (BID 31517†) and Secunia (SA31820†). The entry VDB-44356 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: JosS
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4455 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44357
X-Force: 45606 - MySQL Quick Admin index.php file include
SecurityFocus: 31517 - MySQL Quick Admin 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 31820 - MySQL Quick Admin Two Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/05/2024 16:46
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (52), 12/05/2017 08:08 (14), 11/05/2024 16:46 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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