Html-edit CMS 3.1.8 Error Message pages.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Html-edit CMS 3.1.8. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file pages.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument Error results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-4611. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Html-edit CMS 3.1.8 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code block of the file pages.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument error with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Html-edit CMS 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) pages.php and (2) menu.php in includes/core_files and (3) extensions/login/frontend/pages/antihacker.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

The weakness was disclosed 12/16/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-4611 since 12/29/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:pages.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 (64437), Exploit-DB (15800) and OSVDB (70088†). The entries VDB-55871 and VDB-55870 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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12/29/2010 +7 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1541 days 🔍
06/08/2025 +3734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4611 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4611
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55872
X-Force: 64437
OSVDB: 70088 - Html-edit CMS index.php error Parameter XSS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 06/08/2025 14:05
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (54), 02/08/2019 13:58 (4), 06/08/2025 14:05 (20)
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