Devraj Mukherjee OpenTerracotta 0.6.1 ContentRender.class.php RenderFile path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Devraj Mukherjee OpenTerracotta 0.6.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is the function RenderFile of the file ContentRender.class.php. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6522. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Devraj Mukherjee OpenTerracotta 0.6.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function RenderFile of the file ContentRender.class.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 the RenderFile function in ContentRender.class.php in Terracotta (aka OpenTerracotta) 0.6.1, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to list arbitrary directories and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) CurrentDirectory and (2) File parameters to index.php.

The weakness was shared 03/25/2009 by Iron (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-6522 since 03/25/2009. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:ContentRender.class.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 (41572), Exploit-DB (31584) and SecurityFocus (BID 28550†). The entry VDB-47298 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Devraj Mukherjee

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• OpenTerracotta

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• 0.6.1

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