BNCwi 1.03/1.04 index.php newlanguage path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BNCwi 1.03/1.04. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument newlanguage causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5948. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BNCwi 1.03/1.04 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument newlanguage 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 BNCwi 1.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the newlanguage parameter.

The weakness was shared 01/23/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5948 since 01/23/2009. 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 dun 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 50 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 Exploit-DB (7345), SecurityFocus (BID 32644†) and Secunia (SA32981†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: dun
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-5948 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5948
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46039
SecurityFocus: 32644 - BNCwi 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 32981 - BNCwi "newlanguage" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/14/2024 00:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 10/26/2018 07:19 (14), 11/14/2024 00:03 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:968:103

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