GEN:SID | 1:2400 |
Message | WEB-MISC edittag.pl access |
Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to access the CGI script edittag.pl.
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Impact | Information Disclosure
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Detailed Information | EditTag is a perl script that can be used to manage web site content.
The edittag.pl CGI script may allow an attacker to leverage a directory traversal attack on a web server. Due to insufficient checks on user supplied input, it may be possible for an attacker to supply encoded "../" characters to traverse out of the web root and view sensitive system files on the web server.
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Affected Systems | EditTag
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Attack Scenarios | An attacker can utilize this vulnerability to gain sensitive information that may be used in further attacks against the host.
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Ease of Attack | Simple. No exploit software required.
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Corrective Action | Upgrade to the latest non-affected version.
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Additional References | |
Rule References | bugtraq: 6675
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