CuteNews Directory Traversal Vulnerability

vendor:

CuteNews

by:

Unknown

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Directory Traversal

CWE

Product Name: CuteNews

Affected Version From: 1.4.2001

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: Not provided

CPE: a:cute_news:cute_news:1.4.1

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Unknown

Unknown

CuteNews Directory Traversal Vulnerability

CuteNews is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthorized attacker can retrieve or upload arbitrary files by supplying directory traversal strings '../' through an affected URI parameter. Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a loss of confidentiality as arbitrary files are disclosed to an attacker. Information obtained through this attack may aid in further attacks against the underlying system. An attacker may also upload arbitrary scripts, which may be subsequently executed leading to a remote compromise in the context of the server.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of CuteNews. Restrict access to the affected URI parameter. Input validation and sanitization of user-supplied input should be implemented to prevent directory traversal attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15295/info

CuteNews is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability.

An unauthorized attacker can retrieve or upload arbitrary files by supplying directory traversal strings '../' through an affected URI parameter.

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a loss of confidentiality as arbitrary files are disclosed to an attacker. Information obtained through this attack may aid in further attacks against the underlying system.

An attacker may also upload arbitrary scripts, which may be subsequently executed leading to a remote compromise in the context of the server.

CuteNews 1.4.1 is reported to be vulnerable to this issue. Other versions may be affected as well.

http://www.example.com/cute141/show_archives.php?template=../../../../../../../../boot.ini%00
http://www.example.com/cute141/show_archives.php?template=../../../../../../../../[script]