phpKF Portal 1.0 baslik.php path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpKF Portal 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file baslik.php. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-6516. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpKF Portal 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file baslik.php. The manipulation 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:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in phpKF-Portal 1.10 allow remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) tema_dizin parameter to baslik.php and (2) portal_ayarlarportal_dili parameter to anket_yonetim.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was presented 03/25/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-6516 since 03/25/2009. 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 possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:baslik.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 (44263), Exploit-DB (32183) and SecurityFocus (BID 30566†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

phpKF

Name

Portal

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

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
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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03/17/2015 +2183 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6516 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47293
X-Force: 44263 - phpKF-Portal baslik.php and anket_yonetim.php file include
SecurityFocus: 30566 - phpKF-Portal Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/15/2025 20:48
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (47), 11/03/2018 18:02 (6), 09/15/2025 20:48 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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