Gibbon
CVE-2023-45880
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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GibbonEdu Gibbon through version 25.0.0 allows Directory Traversal via the report template builder. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. GibbonEdu Gibbon through version 25.0.0 allows Directory Traversal via the report template builder. An attacker can create a new Asset Component. The templateFileDestination parameter can be set to an arbitrary pathname (and extension). This allows creation of PHP files outside of the uploads directory, directly in the webroot. Affected products include: Gibbonedu Gibbon. Version information: version 25.0.0.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
GibbonEdu Gibbon through version 25.0.0 allows Directory Traversal via the report template builder. An attacker can create a new Asset Component. The templateFileDestination parameter can be set to an arbitrary pathname (and extension). This allows creation of PHP files outside of the uploads directory, directly in the webroot.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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Gibbon through 26.0.00 allows /modules/School%20Admin/messengerSettings.php Server Side Template Injection leading to Re
GibbonEdu Gibbon version 25.0.1 and before allows Arbitrary File Write because rubrics_visualise_saveAjax.phps does not
Gibbon v25.0.0 is vulnerable to a Local File Inclusion (LFI) where it's possible to include the content of several files
SQL injection in Gibbon education platform versions prior to v30.0.01 enables authenticated users with Teacher privilege
cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gibbon Core v26.0.00 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the im
GibbonEdu Gibbon through version 25.0.0 allows /modules/Planner/resources_addQuick_ajaxProcess.php file upload with resu
Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have been identified in Gibbon v25.0.0, which enable attackers to ex
Gibbon v3.4.4 and below allows attackers to execute a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via a crafted URL. Rated critic
GibbonEdu Gibbon version 25.0.0 allows HTML Injection via an IFRAME element to the Messager component. Rated medium seve
Gibbon v23 does not generate a new session ID cookie after a user authenticates, making the application vulnerable to se
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Gibbon before v.27.0.01 and fixed in v.28.0.00 allows a remote attacker to obtain
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