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ID:4276 - Exploit for Path traversal in Pragyan CMS - CVE-2012-6500
ID:4276 - Exploit for Path traversal in Pragyan CMS - CVE-2012-6500
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43207
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6500
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Pragyan CMS
Pragyan CMS
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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 currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.