Pagesetter module for PostNuke index.php directory traversal
| pagesetter-index-directory-traversal (32695) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Pagesetter module for PostNuke could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the index.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the id parameter to view known files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.3 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.6 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Pagesetter (6.3.0 or later), available from the Jørn Wildt Web page. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Feb 26 2007 - 13:29:09 CST: SEC Consult SA-20070226-0 :: File Disclosure in Pagesetter for PostNuke.
- Jørn Wildt Web Page: Pagesetter 6.3.0 Release.
- BID-22733: Pagesetter Index.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1158: Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in the Pagesetter 6.2.0 through 6.3.0 beta 5 module for PostNuke allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter.
- SA24299: Pagesetter "id" File Disclosure Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0758: Pagesetter pagesetter_file_preview() Function Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Jørn Wildt Pagesetter module for PostNuke 6.2.0
- Jørn Wildt Pagesetter module for PostNuke 6.3.0 beta 5
Reported:
Feb 26, 2007
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