The sanitize function in Codoforum 2.5.1 does not properly implement filtering for directory traversal sequences, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter to index.php.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9261
Reference (s):
- https://codoforum.com/documentation/roadmap
- EXPLOIT-DB:36320
- URL: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36320
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130739/Codoforum-2.5.1-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
- http://security.szurek.pl/codoforum-251-arbitrary-file-download.html