Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Freeway 1.4.1.171, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter to (1) includes/events_application_top.php; (2) english/account.php, (3) french/account.php, and (4) french/account_newsletters.php in includes/languages/; (5) includes/modules/faqdesk/faqdesk_article_require.php; (6) includes/modules/newsdesk/newsdesk_article_require.php; (7) card1.php, (8) loginbox.php, and (9) whos_online.php in templates/Freeway/boxes/; and (10) templates/Freeway/mainpage_modules/mainpage.php. NOTE: vector 1 may be the same as CVE-2008-3677.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45037 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30731 | vdb entry exploit |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31475 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.openfreeway.org/download/change-log.html | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4181 | third party advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495549/100/0/threaded | mailing list |