Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with "%00" and a .js filename.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | cakephp | 1.1.13.4450-1 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- CakePHP 1.1.7.3363 - 'Vendors.php' Directory Traversal EDB-28645 · webapps · Sep 22, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | cakephp/cakephp | >= 1.0.1.2708, < 1.1.8.3544 | 1.1.8.3544 | GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 |
References
- cakephp-vendors-information-disclosure(29115) vdb-entry
- 22040 third-party-advisory
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00114-09212006
- http://cakeforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=134
- 20150 vdb-entry