15423 : Maxthon Browser Plug-in readFile / writeFile Traversal Arbitrary File Manipulation
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Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2005-03-27	2005-04-08	2005-04-08

Time to Exploit
12 days

Description

Maxthon Browser contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to read and write from/to files outside of the plug-in's directory. The issue is due to the readFile() and writeFile() API functions not properly sanitizing user input, specifically traversal style attacks (../../), resulting in a loss of confidentiality and integrity.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.2.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Mysoft Technology

Maxthon Browser

1.2.1

References

Bugtraq ID: 13074
Secunia Advisory ID: 14918
Related OSVDB ID: 15424
ISS X-Force ID: 20033
CVE ID: 2005-1090 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-04/0146.html
Vendor URL: http://www.maxthon.com/
Other Advisory URL: http://www.raffon.net/advisories/maxthon/multvulns.html

Credit

Aviv Raff -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.4
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-14 | Disagree?

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