Local File Inclusion Vulnerability in LightNEasy CMS

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Advisory ID:	HTB22752
Product:	LightNEasy CMS
Vendor:	Fernando Baptista
Vulnerable Versions:	3.2.2 and probably prior
Tested Version:	3.2.2
Advisory Publication:	December 15, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	December 15, 2010
Public Disclosure:	December 29, 2010
Vulnerability Type:	PHP File Inclusion [CWE-98]
Risk Level:	High

CVSSv2 Base Score:	7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in LightNEasy CMS which could be exploited to include and execute arbitrary local files on the target system. 1) Local file inclusion in LightNEasy CMS Input passed to the "set[language]" variable in addons/contact/main.php is not properly sanitized before being used to include local files. A remote attacker can include arbitrary files on the target system using directory traversal sequences with NULL byte. Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is set to "on" (not a default value). Exploitation example: http://[host]/addons/contact/main.php?set[language]=/../../../../../../gpl.t xt%00
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Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches or other solutions. The vendor was contacted in accordance to our Vendor Notification Policy but we didn't get any answer or feedback.

References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22752 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22752 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability in LightNEasy CMS [2] LightNEasy CMS - www.lightneasy.org - LightNEasy is a simple to use Content Management System that will allow you to make a website literally in minutes. [3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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HTB22737: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hycus CMS

HTB22717: Local File Inclusion Vulnerability in Exponent CMS

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