Drennansoft My Simple Forum 4.1 index.php action path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Drennansoft My Simple Forum 4.1. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument action results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5604. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Drennansoft My Simple Forum 4.1 (Forum Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument action with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.

The weakness was presented 12/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5604 since 12/16/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by cOndemned and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 (47097), Exploit-DB (7342), SecurityFocus (BID 32643†), OSVDB (50433†) and Secunia (SA32984†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: cOndemned
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-5604 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5604
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45498
X-Force: 47097 - My Simple Forum index.php file include
SecurityFocus: 32643 - Drennan Software My Simple Forum 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 32984 - My Simple Forum "action" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 50433 - My Simple Forum index.php action Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/13/2024 02:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (63), 12/03/2017 15:21 (6), 11/13/2024 02:33 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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