CVE-2013-5639 DetailDescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in users/login.php in Gnew 2013.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the gnew_language cookie. Metrics
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Evaluator SolutionCVE-2013-5639 CVSS assessment per LFI: https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23171 "1) PHP File Inclusion in Gnew: CVE-2013-5639 Vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed via the "gnew_language" cookie to "/users/login.php" script before using it in "include()" function. A remote attacker can include and execute arbitrary local files on a vulnerable system via directory traversal sequence and URL-encoded NULL byte. The following exploitation example below displays content of the "/etc/passwd" file: GET /users/login.php HTTP/1.1 Cookie: gnew_language=../../../etc/passwd%00;" References to Advisories, Solutions, and ToolsBy selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to nvd@nist.gov.
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Denotes Vulnerable Software Quick InfoCVE Dictionary Entry:CVE-2013-5639 NVD Published Date: 03/11/2014 NVD Last Modified: 03/12/2014 Source: MITRE |