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w-Agora index.php site Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19474

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Synopsis

A web application on the remote host has a directory traversal vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running w-agora, a web-based forum application written in PHP.

The remote version of this software is prone to directory traversal attacks. A remote attacker could request a specially crafted URL to read arbitrary files on the remote system with the privileges of the web server process.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of this software.

See Also

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2005/Aug/597

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19474

File Name: w_agora_dir_traversal2.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/22/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2648

BID: 14597