Pecio CMS 1.1.5 index.php Language path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Pecio CMS 1.1.5. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Language results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1519. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Pecio CMS 1.1.5 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument language 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Pecio CMS 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter.

The weakness was published 05/04/2009 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1519 since 05/04/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 (8593) and SecurityFocus (BID 34802†). 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

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• Pecio

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• CMS

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• 1.1.5

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