Pligg CMS 9.5/9.9 trackback.php tb_url path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Pligg CMS 9.5/9.9. This affects an unknown part of the file trackback.php. The manipulation of the argument tb_url leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-7090. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pligg CMS 9.5/9.9 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file trackback.php. The manipulation of the argument tb_url with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pligg 9.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the $tb_url variable in trackback.php, or (2) include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter to settemplate.php.

The weakness was disclosed 07/31/2008 with Gulftech (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-7090. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:trackback.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33848 (Pligg settemplate.php template Parameter Local File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

A possible mitigation has been published 2 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44191), Tenable (33848), SecurityFocus (BID 30458†), OSVDB (50187†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27475†). The entries VDB-49668 and VDB-49666 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 33848
Nessus Name: Pligg settemplate.php template Parameter Local File Inclusion
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03/18/2015 +1624 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49667
X-Force: 44191
SecurityFocus: 30458 - Pligg Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 50187 - Pligg trackback.php tb_url Parameter File Enumeration
Vulnerability Center: 27475 - Pligg 9.9 Remote Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerability via a \, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/02/2024 21:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 03/07/2017 09:31 (12), 08/20/2021 14:35 (4), 08/20/2021 14:38 (1), 11/02/2024 21:52 (19)
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