27642 : Ajax Chat operator_chattranscript.php chatid Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-07-29	2006-07-29

Description

Ajax Chat contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to disclose the content of arbitrary files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the operator_chattranscript.php script not properly sanitizing user input, specifically directory traversal style attacks (../../) supplied via the 'chatid' variable.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

PcDiscs

Ajax Chat

0.1

References

Bugtraq ID: 19238
CVE ID: 2006-3972 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21286
Related OSVDB ID: 27643
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-3064
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0716.html
Vendor URL: http://www.pcdiscs.co.uk/chat/

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

SirDarckCat - sirdarckcatgmail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-04 | Disagree?

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