CVE-2024-0728 ForU CMS channel.php file inclusion

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit a file inclusion vulnerability in ForU CMS channel.php to execute arbitrary code or read sensitive files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-0728?

CVE-2024-0728 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ForU CMS, published on 19 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ForU CMS up to 2020-06-23. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file channel.php. The manipulation of the argument c_cmodel leads to file inclusion. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-251551.

Weakness: CWE-610, CWE-73

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0728?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Foru Cms Project Foru Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-0728 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0728 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhqw-mw84-hph6.

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