FreeWebShop Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20888
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 02 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 06 2006 05:57PM
Credit:	Spiked and anonymous are credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	FreeWebshop FreeWebshop 2.2
Not Vulnerable:

FreeWebShop Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

FreeWebShop is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to access sensitive data that may aid in further attacks.

Version 2.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

FreeWebShop Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI demonstrates this vulnerability:

http://www.example.com/index.php?page=info&action=../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00

FreeWebShop Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

FreeWebShop Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:

• FreeWebShop homepage (FreeWebShop)
  
• FreeWebShop multiple vulnerabilities (Spiked and anonymous)