📄 الوصف (الإنجليزية)
Navigate CMS 2.8.5 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated users to download arbitrary files by injecting directory traversal sequences in the id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to navigate_download.php with path traversal payloads ../../../cfg/globals.php to access sensitive configuration files and system files outside the intended directory.
🤖 ملخص AI
CVE-2018-25393 is a path traversal vulnerability in Navigate CMS 2.8.5 that allows authenticated users to download arbitrary files from the server by manipulating the id parameter with directory traversal sequences. While requiring authentication, this vulnerability enables attackers to access sensitive configuration files and system data outside intended directories. The lack of available patches and no known exploits make this a moderate but persistent risk requiring immediate compensating controls.
📄 الوصف (العربية)
🤖 التحليل الذكي آخر تحليل: May 30, 2026 10:17
🇸🇦 التأثير على المملكة العربية السعودية
Saudi organizations using Navigate CMS 2.8.5 face moderate risk, particularly in government agencies, educational institutions, and smaller enterprises that may use this CMS for content management. The vulnerability is most concerning for organizations handling sensitive internal documentation, configuration data, and system files. Banking and financial sectors using this CMS could expose configuration files containing database credentials or API keys. Government entities under NCA oversight face compliance implications if sensitive citizen data or administrative files are exposed through this vulnerability.
🏢 القطاعات السعودية المتأثرة
Government
Education
Healthcare
Small and Medium Enterprises
Content Management Services
Non-profit Organizations
🎯 تقنيات MITRE ATT&CK
T1005 - Data from Local System
T1040 - Traffic Capture or Redirection
T1083 - File and Directory Discovery
T1087 - Account Discovery
T1114 - Email Collection
T1213 - Data from Information Repositories
T1530 - Data from Cloud Storage
T1552 - Unsecured Credentials
T1555 - Credentials from Password Stores
T1557 - Man-in-the-Middle
T1566 - Phishing
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
⚖️ درجة المخاطر السعودية (AI)
5.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all Navigate CMS 2.8.5 installations in your environment and document their locations
2. Review access logs for navigate_download.php to identify suspicious download patterns or path traversal attempts
3. Restrict access to navigate_download.php to specific IP ranges and implement rate limiting
Compensating Controls (No Patch Available):
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block requests containing ../ sequences in the id parameter
2. Apply input validation at the application level to reject any id parameters containing directory traversal characters (../, .., backslashes)
3. Implement strict file access controls at the OS level to limit the web server process permissions
4. Disable directory listing and restrict file access to only intended download directories
5. Implement file integrity monitoring on sensitive configuration files (cfg/globals.php, database configs)
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for GET requests to navigate_download.php with id parameters containing: ../, ..\, %2e%2e, %252e%252e
2. Alert on any access attempts to files outside the designated download directory
3. Log and review all successful file downloads from navigate_download.php
4. Implement SIEM rules to detect multiple failed download attempts (potential reconnaissance)
Upgrade Path:
1. Plan immediate migration away from Navigate CMS 2.8.5 to a supported and patched CMS solution
2. If migration is not immediately possible, implement the compensating controls above as temporary measures
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات Navigate CMS 2.8.5 في بيئتك وتوثيق مواقعها
2. مراجعة سجلات الوصول لـ navigate_download.php لتحديد أنماط التنزيل المريبة أو محاولات اجتياز المسار
3. تقييد الوصول إلى navigate_download.php لنطاقات IP محددة وتطبيق تحديد معدل الطلبات
الضوابط التعويضية (لا يوجد تصحيح متاح):
1. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب الطلبات التي تحتوي على تسلسلات ../ في معامل المعرف
2. تطبيق التحقق من صحة الإدخال على مستوى التطبيق لرفض معاملات المعرف التي تحتوي على أحرف اجتياز الدليل (../, .., الشرطة المائلة العكسية)
3. تطبيق ضوابط الوصول الصارمة على مستوى نظام التشغيل لتحديد أذونات عملية خادم الويب
4. تعطيل قائمة الدليل وتقييد الوصول إلى الملفات بالأدلة المقصودة للتنزيل فقط
5. تطبيق مراقبة سلامة الملفات على ملفات التكوين الحساسة (cfg/globals.php، تكوينات قاعدة البيانات)
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات GET إلى navigate_download.php مع معاملات المعرف التي تحتوي على: ../, ..\, %2e%2e, %252e%252e
2. التنبيه على أي محاولات وصول إلى ملفات خارج دليل التنزيل المخصص
3. تسجيل ومراجعة جميع تنزيلات الملفات الناجحة من navigate_download.php
4. تطبيق قواعد SIEM للكشف عن محاولات تنزيل متعددة فاشلة (استطلاع محتمل)
مسار الترقية:
1. التخطيط للهجرة الفورية بعيداً عن Navigate CMS 2.8.5 إلى حل CMS مدعوم وملصق
2. إذا لم تكن الهجرة ممكنة على الفور، قم بتطبيق الضوابط التعويضية أعلاه كتدابير مؤقتة
📋 خريطة الامتثال التنظيمي
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access Control Policy
A.6.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration
A.6.2.2 - User Access Rights Review
A.7.1.1 - Cryptography Policy
A.8.1.1 - Objective of Information Security Incident Management
A.8.2.1 - Responsibilities and Procedures
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on Software Installation
A.12.4.1 - Event Logging
A.12.4.3 - Administrator and Operator Logs
A.14.1.1 - Information Security Requirements Analysis and Specification
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance - Policy and Risk Management
Governance - Compliance and Audit
Protection - Access Control
Protection - Data Protection
Detection - Monitoring and Logging
Response - Incident Management
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
5.1 - Policies for information security
6.1 - Screening
6.2 - Terms and conditions of employment
6.5 - Access rights
7.1 - Monitoring, review and change management of information and other associated assets
8.1 - User endpoint devices
8.2 - Privileged access rights
8.3 - Information access restriction
8.22 - Monitoring activities
8.23 - Administrator and operator logs
8.24 - Clock synchronization
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 1.1 - Firewall configuration standards
Requirement 2.1 - Default security parameters
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches
Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws
Requirement 10.1 - Implement automated audit trails
Requirement 10.2.1 - User access to cardholder data
🔗 المراجع والمصادر 4
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http://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/navigatecms/releases/navigate-2.8.5r1355.zip
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45615
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https://www.navigatecms.com/
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https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/navigate-cms-path-traversal-via-navigate-download-php
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