Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in showTempFile.php in webEdition CMS before 6.3.9.0 Beta allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- webEdition 6.3.8.0 (SVN-Revision: 6985) - Directory Traversal EDB-34761 · webapps · Sep 24, 2014
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- webEdition 6.3.8.0 - Directory Traversal http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-5258.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23227
- http://www.webedition.org/de/aktuelles/webedition-cms/webEdition-6.3.9-Beta-erschienen
- 20140917 Path Traversal in webEdition mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128301/webEdition-6.3.8.0-Path-Traversal.html
- http://www.webedition.org/de/webedition-cms/versionshistorie/webedition-6/version-6.3.9.0