Ac4p Mobilelib GOLD 3.0 myhtml.php GLOBALS[page] path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Ac4p Mobilelib GOLD 3.0 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file myhtml.php. The manipulation of the argument GLOBALS[page] results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3823. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ac4p Mobilelib GOLD 3.0. Affected is an unknown code of the file myhtml.php. The manipulation of the argument GLOBALS[page] 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in myhtml.php in Mobilelib GOLD 3.0, when magic_quotes_gpc is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the GLOBALS[page] parameter.

The weakness was presented 10/28/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3823 since 10/28/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by Qabandi and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 106 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:myhtml.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 (51713) and Exploit-DB (9144). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Ac4p

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• Mobilelib GOLD

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• 3.0

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