Visualshapers ezContents 2.0.3 diary/showdiary.php admin_home path traversal

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Visualshapers ezContents 2.0.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file diary/showdiary.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument admin_home can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-7054. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Visualshapers ezContents 2.0.3. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file diary/showdiary.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_home 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in ezContents 2.0.3 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via the (1) gsLanguage and (2) language_home parameters to modules/diary/showdiary.php; (3) admin_home, (4) gsLanguage, and (5) language_home parameters to modules/diary/showdiarydetail.php; (6) gsLanguage and (7) language_home parameters to modules/diary/submit_diary.php; (8) admin_home parameter to modules/news/news_summary.php; (9) nLink, (10) gsLanguage, and (11) language_home parameters to modules/news/inlinenews.php; and possibly other unspecified vectors in (12) diary/showeventlist.php, (13) gallery/showgallery.php, (14) reviews/showreviews.php, (15) gallery/showgallerydetails.php, (16) reviews/showreviewsdetails.php, (17) news/shownewsdetails.php, (18) gallery/submit_gallery.php, (19) guestbook/submit_guestbook.php, (20) reviews/submit_reviews.php, (21) news/submit_news.php, (22) diary/inlineeventlist.php, and (23) news/archivednews_summary.php in modules/, related to the lack of directory traversal protection in modules/moduleSec.php.

The weakness was shared 08/25/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-7054 since 08/24/2009. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:diary/showdiary.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 (44665), SecurityFocus (BID 30821†), OSVDB (47773†) and Secunia (SA31606†). The entry VDB-49625 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49624
X-Force: 44665
SecurityFocus: 30821 - ezContents CMS Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31606 - ezContents Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 47773 - ezContents diary/showdiary.php Multiple Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 06/22/2025 16:44
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (50), 08/15/2017 09:22 (12), 08/20/2021 14:04 (3), 11/03/2024 14:49 (20), 06/22/2025 16:44 (2)
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