CVE-2025-26615
📋 TL;DR
A path traversal vulnerability in WeGIA's examples.php endpoint allows attackers to read the config.php file, which contains database credentials. This affects all WeGIA users running vulnerable versions, potentially leading to complete database compromise. The vulnerability is particularly dangerous because it can be exploited without authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- WeGIA
📦 What is this software?
Wegia by Wegia
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database takeover leading to data theft, data manipulation, or ransomware deployment across the entire WeGIA installation.
Likely Case
Attackers extract database credentials and gain unauthorized access to sensitive institutional data stored in the database.
If Mitigated
If proper network segmentation and database access controls exist, impact may be limited to configuration file exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Path traversal vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit with simple HTTP requests.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.2.14
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/LabRedesCefetRJ/WeGIA/security/advisories/GHSA-p5wx-pv8j-f96h
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Backup your current WeGIA installation and database. 2. Download version 3.2.14 from the official repository. 3. Replace the vulnerable files with the patched version. 4. Verify the examples.php endpoint no longer allows path traversal.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable examples.php endpoint
linuxRemove or restrict access to the vulnerable examples.php file
mv /path/to/wegia/examples.php /path/to/wegia/examples.php.disabled
chmod 000 /path/to/wegia/examples.php
Web server access restriction
allConfigure web server to block access to examples.php
# Apache: Add to .htaccess
<Files "examples.php">
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</Files>
# Nginx: Add to server block
location ~ /examples\.php$ {
deny all;
return 403;
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit WeGIA access to authorized users only.
- Monitor database access logs for unusual activity and implement database-level access controls.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt to access /examples.php with path traversal payloads like ../../config.php and check if config.php contents are returned.Check Version:
Check WeGIA version in admin panel or examine version files in installation directory.Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, attempt the same path traversal requests and verify they return error messages or are blocked.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP requests to examples.php with ../ sequences in parameters
- Unusual database connection attempts from WeGIA server IP
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing path traversal patterns to WeGIA endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND url="*examples.php*" AND (url="*../*" OR parameters="*../*")