FlatnuX controlcenter.php directory traversal
| flatnux-controlcenter-directory-traversal (74568) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FlatnuX could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the controlcenter.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the opt parameter to view arbitrary files on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- FlatnuX Web Site: Flatnux CMS.
- Vulnerability-Lab: Flatnux CMS 2011 08.09.2 - Multiple Web Vulnerabilities.
- BID-52846: Flatnux Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2012-4878: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dir parameter in a contents/Files action.
Platforms Affected:
- FlatnuX FlatnuX 2012-03.08
Reported:
Apr 01, 2012
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