PartKeepr v1.4.0 url attachment 'add parts' - LFI

6.5

Medium

Discovered by 

Oscar Uribe

Offensive Team, Fluid Attacks

Summary

Full name

PartKeepr v1.4.0 url attachment 'add parts' - LFI

Code name

State

Public

Release date

Jan 9, 2022

Affected product

PartKeepr

Affected version(s)

v1.4.0

Vulnerability name

Local file inclusion

Vulnerability type

Remotely exploitable

Yes

CVSS v3.1 vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 base score

6.5

Exploit available

No

Description

In PartKeepr versions up to and including 1.4.0, the functionality to load attachments using a URL while creating a part, allows the use of the 'file://' URI scheme, allowing an authenticated user to read local files.

Proof of Concept

  • Go to 'Add Part'.

  • Click on 'Attachments'.

  • Click on 'Add'.

  • Fill the 'URL' field with "file:///etc/passwd".

  • Click on 'Upload'.

  • Click on the uploaded file in order to see the content.

Exploit

There is no exploit for the vulnerability but can be manually exploited.

Mitigation

By 2022-01-04 there is not a patch resolving the issue.

References

Timeline

Vulnerability discovered

Jan 3, 2022

Vendor contacted

Jan 4, 2022

Public disclosure

Jan 9, 2022

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