dotProject date_format.php baseDir file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in dotProject. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /modules/public/date_format.php. The manipulation of the argument baseDir leads to file inclusion. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in dotProject (Project Management Software) (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /modules/public/date_format.php. The manipulation of the argument baseDir with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2006. The weakness was disclosed 02/14/2006 by Robin Verton as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. 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 are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:modules/public/date_format.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20925 (dotProject Multiple Scripts Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

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 Tenable (20925), SecurityFocus (BID 16648†), OSVDB (23218†) and Secunia (SA18879†). The entries VDB-28773, VDB-28772, VDB-28771 and VDB-31867 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20925
Nessus Name: dotProject Multiple Scripts Remote File Inclusion
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01/24/2006 🔍
02/14/2006 +21 days 🔍
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05/05/2016 +3731 days 🔍
07/28/2022 +2275 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Robin Verton
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83537
SecurityFocus: 16648 - Dotproject Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18879
OSVDB: 23218 - dotProject /modules/public/date_format.php baseDir Parameter Remote File Inclusion

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2016 22:14
Updated: 07/28/2022 18:32
Changes: 05/05/2016 22:14 (53), 11/16/2018 09:16 (2), 07/28/2022 18:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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