SB2015012003 - Multiple vulnerabilities in GetSimple CMS
Published: January 20, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8722)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
GetSimple CMS 3.3.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) data/users/<username>.xml, (2) backups/users/<username>.xml.bak, (3) data/other/authorization.xml, or (4) data/other/appid.xml.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8723)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
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:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
GetSimple CMS 3.3.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) plugins/anonymous_data.php or (2) plugins/InnovationPlugin.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8790)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
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:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in admin/api.php in GetSimple CMS 3.1.1 through 3.3.x before 3.3.5 Beta 1, when in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the data parameter. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html" target="_blank">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://rossmarks.uk/portfolio.php
- http://rossmarks.uk/whitepapers/getSimple_cms_3.3.4.txt
- http://get-simple.info/start/changelog/
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-17
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129778/GetSimple-CMS-3.3.4-XML-External-Entity-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/135
- https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS/GetSimpleCMS/issues/944