SB2013011201 - Path traversal in Pragyan CMS

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6500)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in download.lib.php in Pragyan CMS 3.0 and earlier. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the fileget parameter in a profile action to index.php.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18347
• http://www.osvdb.org/82585
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51360