CVE-2011-4543: oscommerce Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-4543 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in oscommerce. EPSS estimates a 2.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 05-12-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in osCommerce 3.0.2 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) set or (2) module parameter to (a) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates_modules/pages/info.php, (b) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates_modules/pages/edit.php, or (c) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates_modules/pages/uninstall.php; the (3) set parameter to OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates_modules/pages/main.php; the module parameter to (4) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/modules_order_total/pages/edit.php, (5) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/modules_order_total/pages/uninstall.php, (6) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/modules_order_total/pages/info.php, (7) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/modules_geoip/pages/edit.php, (8) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/modules_geoip/pages/uninstall.php, (9) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/images/pages/main.php, (10) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/modules_shipping/pages/edit.php, or (11) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/modules_shipping/pages/uninstall.php; the filter parameter to (12) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates_modules_layout/pages/main.php, (13) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates_modules_layout/pages/new.php, or (14) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates_modules_layout/pages/edit.php; or the template parameter to (15) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates/pages/info.php, (16) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates/pages/edit.php, or (17) OM/Core/Site/Admin/Application/templates/pages/uninstall.php.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.