CVE-2011-10009
Apache S40 CMS Path Traversal Vulnerability
Description
S40 CMS v0.4.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its index.php page handler. The p parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to traverse the file system and access arbitrary files outside the web root. This can be exploited remotely without authentication by appending traversal sequences and a null byte to bypass file extension checks.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 13, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 14, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/s40_traversal.rb -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added Description S40 CMS v0.4.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its index.php page handler. The p parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to traverse the file system and access arbitrary files outside the web root. This can be exploited remotely without authentication by appending traversal sequences and a null byte to bypass file extension checks. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-22 Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/s40_traversal.rb Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20110613222630/http://y-osirys.com/security/exploits/id27 Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20120531114058/http://s40.biz/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17129 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/s40-cms-path-traversal