30289 : Verity Ultraseek logfile.txt name Variable Arbitrary File Retrieval
Printer | http://osvdb.org/30289 | Email This | Edit Vulnerability

Views This Week

16

Views All Time

406

Info

Last Modified

5 months ago

Percent Complete

100%

Disclosure

Apr 01, 2006

Discovery

Feb 01, 2006

Dates

Exploit

Nov 16, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

Ultraseek contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to read files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the logfile.txt script not properly sanitizing user input supplied via the "name" variable.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.6.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Verity	Ultraseek	5.5.0
		5.6.0
		5.6.1

References

Related OSVDB ID: 30286 30287 30288
Other Advisory URL: http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-042.html
Secunia Advisory ID: 22892
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-11/0289.html
CVE ID: 2006-5971 (see also: NVD)

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Sullo - sullocirt.net - cirt.net

Blogs

Provided by Technorati

None found at this time

Comments

Add Comment Hide Add Comment

No Comments.

User Status

Account
- Login
- Sign-Up

Quick Searches

Advertisements

The database information may change without any notice. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition, and there are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the copyright holder or distributor (OSVDB or OSF) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.

© Copyright 2008 Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB), All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Statement - Terms of Use