LokiCMS up to 0.3.4 index.php page path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in LokiCMS up to 0.3.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument page causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5965. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in LokiCMS up to 0.3.4 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page 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 index.php in LokiCMS 0.3.4 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to check for the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter.

The weakness was shared 01/26/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5965 since 01/26/2009. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional. 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 (45822), SecurityFocus (BID 31730†) and Secunia (SA30472†). The entries VDB-44635 and VDB-47573 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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• Content Management System

Name

• LokiCMS

Version

• 0.1.0
• 0.1.0rc1
• 0.2.0
• 0.3.0
• 0.3.1b1
• 0.3.1b2
• 0.3.2b1
• 0.3.3
• 0.3.4

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