683 : Interactive Story story.pl Arbitrary File Access
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4 months ago

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Disclosure

Jul 15, 2001

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jul 15, 2001

Solution

Unknown

Description

Interactive Story contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the "story.pl" script not properly sanitizing user input, specifically traversal style attacks (../../) supplied via the "next" variable.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Valerie Mates

Interactive Story

1.3

References

CVE ID: 2001-0804 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 3028
ISS X-Force ID: 6843
Keyword: Directory Traversal
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0214.html
Vendor URL: http://www.valeriemates.com/story_download.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.vesaria.com/Advisories/QDAV-2001-7-3.html

Tools & Filters

Nessus	10817
Snort	1868 1869

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

qDefense - advisoriesqDefense.com - qDefense

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