W-Agora up to 4.2.1 search.php3 bn path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in W-Agora up to 4.2.1. This affects an unknown function of the file search.php3. Executing a manipulation of the argument bn can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-4867. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in W-Agora up to 4.2.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file search.php3. The manipulation of the argument bn with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in search.php3 (aka search.php) in W-Agora 4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the bn parameter.

The weakness was presented 10/05/2011 by MustLive (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-4867 since 10/04/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12435 (W-Agora "search.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

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 (34905) and SecurityFocus (BID 44370†). See VDB-58859 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 100869
OpenVAS Name: w-Agora search.php Local File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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10/22/2010 🔍
10/04/2011 +347 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1265 days 🔍
12/07/2025 +3912 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: MustLive
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4867 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4867
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58858
SecurityFocus: 44370 - w-Agora 'search.php' Local File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/07/2025 08:34
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (50), 02/12/2019 10:38 (9), 12/07/2025 08:34 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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