OpenX up to 2.8.10 Admin Function plugin-preferences.php path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in OpenX. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file plugin-preferences.php of the component Admin Function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3514. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenX. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file plugin-preferences.php of the component Admin Function. The manipulation 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 integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 07/03/2013 with High-Tech Bridge SA as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3514 since 05/08/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by High-Tech Bridge SA and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at htbridge.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:plugin-preferences.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at htbridge.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93804), Exploit-DB (26624), SecurityFocus (BID 60931†), OSVDB (94778†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43274†). The entries VDB-9328, VDB-9329, VDB-9330 and VDB-9331 are pretty similar. 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
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: High-Tech Bridge SA
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: htbridge.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Organization: High-Tech Bridge SA
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9332
X-Force: 93804 - OpenX multiple cross-site request forgery, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 60931 - OpenX CVE-2013-3514 Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 94778
Vulnerability Center: 43274 - OpenX Source <=2.8.10 Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability via 'group\x27 HTTP GET Parameter, Medium

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

Created: 07/04/2013 13:17
Updated: 01/26/2025 03:09
Changes: 07/04/2013 13:17 (72), 05/21/2017 13:55 (2), 05/17/2021 15:36 (3), 01/26/2025 03:09 (19)
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