Nicolas Tormo phpPaleo 4.8b180 index.php path traversal

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Nicolas Tormo phpPaleo 4.8b180. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5386. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Nicolas Tormo phpPaleo 4.8b180. Affected is an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation 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 4.8b180 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phppaleo4_lang cookie, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1671. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was presented 10/11/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5386 since 10/11/2012. 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 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 Exploit-DB (18701) and Secunia (SA48398†). See VDB-62628 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Nicolas Tormo

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• phpPaleo

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• 4.8b180

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