LokiCMS 0.3.4 admin.php Language path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in LokiCMS 0.3.4 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file admin.php. This manipulation of the argument Language causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-4662. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in LokiCMS 0.3.4 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file admin.php. The manipulation of the argument language 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 admin.php in LokiCMS 0.3.4, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter.

The weakness was published 10/21/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4662 since 10/21/2008. 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 JosS in Perl and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 (45843), Exploit-DB (6744), SecurityFocus (BID 31743†) and Secunia (SA30472†). Similar entries are available at VDB-42037, VDB-46069 and VDB-47573. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• LokiCMS

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• 0.3.4

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