GEN:SID | 1:2051 |
Message | WEB-CGI cached_feed.cgi moreover shopping cart access |
Summary | designated root directory of a web server.
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Impact | Theft of data and important system information may be disclosed to an unauthorized party.
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Detailed Information | The script handling file viewing from the vendor moreover.com contains an error that allows files outside the designated root directory to be viewed in a browser.
The script does not perform checks for the characters ".." when supplied by a user in a URL. This allows a classic directory traversal attack to be performaed against the server.
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Affected Systems | Version 1.0 from moreover.com
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Attack Scenarios | The attacker merely needs to enter a URL using ../ to traverse the file system for example: http://www.foo.com/cgi-bin/cached_feed.cgi?../../../etc/passwd
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Ease of Attack | Simple
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Corrective Action | Upgrade to version 2.0 or later
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Additional References | Bugtraq: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1762
CVE: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2000-0906
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Rule References | bugtraq: 1762
cve: 2000-0906
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