483 : News Desk newsdesk.cgi t Variable Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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10 months ago

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Disclosure

Jan 03, 2001

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jan 03, 2001

Solution

Unknown

Description

newsdesk.cgi contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the "newsdesk.cgi" not properly sanitizing user input, specifically traversal style attacks (../../) supplied via the "t" 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

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

Products

Ibrow

News Desk

1.2

References

Related OSVDB ID: 16882
CVE ID: 2001-0231 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 2172
CERT VU: 496064
ISS X-Force ID: 5898
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0042.html
Vendor URL: http://www.ibrow.com

Tools & Filters

Nessus	10586
Snort	1473

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

B10Z Security - pathns.sympatico.ca -

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