bugtraq - Path disclosure in HTML-EDIT CMS

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Message-Id: <201012211038.oBLAcuT1009918@htbridge.ch>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:38:56 +0100 (CET)
From: advisory@...ridge.ch
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Path disclosure in HTML-EDIT CMS

Vulnerability ID: HTB22736
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/path_disclosure_in_html_edit_cms.html
Product: HTML-EDIT CMS
Vendor: html-edit web services ( http://www.html-edit.org/ ) 
Vulnerable Version: 3.1.8
Vendor Notification: 02 December 2010 
Vulnerability Type: Path disclosure
Status: Fixed by Vendor
Risk level: Low 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/) 

Vulnerability Details:
A remote user can determine the full path to the web root directory and other potentially sensitive information.

Attacker can use browser to exploit this vulnerability. The following PoC is available:


http://htmledit/includes/core_files/pages.php
http://htmledit/includes/core_files/menu.php
http://htmledit/extensions/login/frontend/pages/antihacker.php

Solution: Upgrade to the most recent version