PT-2023-12268 · Phpcms · Phpcms

Airskye · Published 2023-02-03 · Updated 2023-02-10 · CVE-2021-36425

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpcms version 1.9.25

Description The issue allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability. This is achieved by exploiting an unfiltered file parameter in the unlink method within the include/inc act/act ftptakeover.php file.

Recommendations For phpcms version 1.9.25, consider restricting access to the unlink method in the include/inc act/act ftptakeover.php file to prevent arbitrary file deletion. Additionally, filtering the file parameter can help mitigate the risk of exploitation. 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-2021-36425

Affected Products

Phpcms

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/issues/311 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36425 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36425 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-36425 · Note