Siteman index.php directory traversal

siteman-index-directory-travesal (42021) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Siteman could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the module parameter and appended with a NULL byte character (%00) to traverse directories and read arbitrary files on the system.

Platforms Affected:

  • Siteman, Siteman 2.0.x2

Remedy:

No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.

Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

  • Siteman Web site, Siteman at http://home.no.net/siteman/.
  • BID-28943: Siteman 'module' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting and Local File Include Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-2081: Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Siteman 2.0.x2 allows remote authenticated administrators to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the module parameter.

Reported:

Apr 26, 2008

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