Indymedia Oscailt 3.3 index.php obj_id path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Indymedia Oscailt 3.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument obj_id leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4512. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in Indymedia Oscailt 3.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument obj_id 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Oscailt 3.3, when Use Friendly URL s is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the obj_id parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4512 since 12/31/2009. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available 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 X-Force (54023), Exploit-DB (9922) and Secunia (SA37180†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Indymedia

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• Oscailt

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• 3.3

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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