KwsPHP 1.3.456 Help help.php action path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in KwsPHP 1.3.456. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file help.php of the component Help. The manipulation of the argument action results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-6201. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KwsPHP 1.3.456. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the file help.php of the component Help. 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 help.php in the eskuel module in KwsPHP 1.3.456, as available before 20080416, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the action parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 02/19/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-6201 since 02/19/2009. 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. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by Ajax and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 311 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:help.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.3.456 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41950), Exploit-DB (5449), SecurityFocus (BID 28788†) and Secunia (SA29802†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Ajax
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: KwsPHP 1.3.456

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04/22/2008 +6 days 🔍
02/19/2009 +303 days 🔍
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46644
X-Force: 41950 - KwsPHP help.php file include
SecurityFocus: 28788 - KwsPHP Eskuel Module Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Secunia: 29802 - KwsPHP "action" Local File Inclusion and Code Execution, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1241

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/21/2024 01:40
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (58), 10/29/2018 06:18 (12), 10/21/2024 01:40 (22)
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