CVE-2012-4878
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
FlatnuX CMS - Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| flatnux | flatnux | 2011-08-09-2 | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111473/Flatnux-CMS-2011-08.09.2-CSRF-XSS-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52846
- http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=487
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74568
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111473/Flatnux-CMS-2011-08.09.2-CSRF-XSS-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52846
- http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=487
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74568
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.