PT-2012-5968 · Phppaleo · Phppaleo

Published 2012-10-11 · Updated 2012-10-22 · CVE-2012-5386

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpPaleo version 4.8b180

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the phppaleo4 lang cookie.

Recommendations For phpPaleo version 4.8b180, restrict access to the index.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the phppaleo4 lang cookie with untrusted input until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-5386

Affected Products

Phppaleo

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/18701 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48398 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5386 · Security Note