CakePHP js/vendors.php directory traversal
| cakephp-vendors-directory-traversal (29115) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CakePHP could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by an error in the readfile() call. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted URL request to the js/vendors.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the file parameter to view arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Cake Software Foundation, CakePHP 1.1.7.3363 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of CakePHP (1.1.8.3544 or later), available from the CakePHP Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- CakePHP Web site, CakePHP: the rapid development php framework at http://cakephp.org/.
- GulfTech Research And Development September 21, 2006, CakePHP Framework Arbitrary File Access at http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00114-09212006.
- BID-20150: CakePHP Vendors.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5031: Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with %00 and a .js filename.
- SA22040: CakePHP "file" Parameter Disclosure of Sensitive Information
Reported:
Sep 22, 2006
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