Local file inclusion in C97net qEngine CMS and related products
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
C97net qEngine CMS through 6.0.0, Kemana Directory through 1.5.6 and Cart Engine through 3.0.0 contain a local file inclusion flaw in the run parameter of admin/task.php. The filename passed to an include statement is not properly controlled, so directory traversal sequences reach it (CWE-98). An authenticated administrator with network access can include and disclose local files readable by the web server. The references link to an exploit.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
C97net qEngine CMS through 6.0.0, Kemana Directory through 1.5.6, and Cart Engine through 3.0.0 contain a local file inclusion vulnerability in the run parameter of admin/task.php. Authenticated administrators can supply directory traversal sequences in the run parameter to include and disclose local files readable by the web server.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for qEngine CMS, Kemana Directory or Cart Engine.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125137
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-c4x8-8fmf-prcq
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Exploit 4
Advisory 3
- Zero Science Lab Advisory ZSL-2014-5173: qEngine CMS 6.0.0 (task.php) Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
- Zero Science Lab Advisory ZSL-2014-5177: Kemana Directory 1.5.6 (run param) Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
- Zero Science Lab Advisory ZSL-2014-5181: Cart Engine 3.0.0 (task.php) Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
More C97net vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-08436 Unrestricted file upload in C97net qEngine CMS and other products CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2014-08434 Database backup exposure in C97net qEngine CMS and two other products CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2007-06279 Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in mBlog 1.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2014-125137 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-125137 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4x8-8fmf-prcq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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