PhpGedView 4.2.3 module.php pgvaction path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PhpGedView 4.2.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file module.php. The manipulation of the argument pgvaction leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-0405. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PhpGedView 4.2.3 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file module.php. The manipulation of the argument pgvaction 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 module.php in PhpGedView 4.2.3 and possibly other versions, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the pgvaction parameter.

The weakness was published 01/05/2011 by dun (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0405. 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 by dun in Perl and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:module.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51457 (PhpGedView module.php pgvaction Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

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 Exploit-DB (15913), Tenable (51457), SecurityFocus (BID 45674†), OSVDB (70295†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29102†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: dun
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Nessus ID: 51457
Nessus Name: PhpGedView module.php pgvaction Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
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D2Sec: PhpGedView 4.2.3 LFI

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: dun
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56015
X-Force: 64733
SecurityFocus: 45674 - PhpGedView 'pgvaction' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 42786
OSVDB: 70295 - PhpGedView module.php pgvaction Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
Vulnerability Center: 29102 - PhpGedView 4.2.3 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via the pgvaction Parameter, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 01/01/2025 22:59
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (62), 01/29/2018 16:08 (13), 10/11/2021 13:50 (6), 10/11/2021 13:55 (1), 10/11/2021 14:01 (1), 10/12/2021 07:53 (1), 10/12/2021 07:59 (1), 01/01/2025 22:59 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:5A2:103

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