PT-2009-5465 · Elgg · Elgg

Elwaux · Published 2009-09-10 · Updated 2017-09-19 · CVE-2009-3149

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Elgg version 1.5

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the css/js.php file when magic quotes gpc is disabled. This can be achieved by including a .. (dot dot) in the js parameter.

Recommendations: For Elgg version 1.5, consider disabling the css/js.php file or restricting access to it until a fix is available. Additionally, enabling magic quotes gpc can help mitigate this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3149

Affected Products

Elgg

References · 4

• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/9355 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/9355 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3149 · Security Note