Nicolas Tormo phpPaleo 4.8b155 index.php lang path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nicolas Tormo phpPaleo 4.8b155. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument lang results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1671. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nicolas Tormo phpPaleo 4.8b155. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument lang 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phpPaleo 4.8b155 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

The weakness was presented 10/08/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1671 since 03/16/2012. 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.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. 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 SecurityFocus (BID 52530†), OSVDB (80100†) and Secunia (SA48398†). See VDB-62688 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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03/24/2015 +897 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1671 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1671
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62628
SecurityFocus: 52530 - phpPaleo 'lang' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 48398 - phpPaleo Local File Inclusion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80100

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 03/16/2025 03:28
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (47), 01/29/2018 16:09 (6), 12/14/2021 19:41 (9), 03/16/2025 03:28 (21)
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