Codiad 2.4.3 path path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Codiad 2.4.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument path leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-9581. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Codiad 2.4.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument path 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in components/filemanager/download.php in Codiad 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly mapped to CVE-2014-1137; see CVE-2014-1137 for more information.

The weakness was published 01/08/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9581 since 01/08/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 TaurusOmar and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (35585). Similar entry is available at VDB-73536. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Codiad

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• 2.4.3

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