Questwork QuestCMS theme path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Questwork QuestCMS. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument theme causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4773. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Questwork QuestCMS (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument theme 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 main/main.php in QuestCMS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the theme parameter.

The weakness was shared 10/28/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4773 since 10/28/2008. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

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 (46151), Exploit-DB (6853) and SecurityFocus (BID 31945†). The entries VDB-44750 and VDB-44748 are related to this item. 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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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10/27/2008 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4773 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4773
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44749
X-Force: 46151 - QuestCMS main.php directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 31945 - Questwork QuestCMS Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/09/2024 09:46
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (53), 12/04/2017 10:42 (4), 11/09/2024 09:46 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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