14739 : ViSiON-X Matrix Upload Privilege Escalation
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Last Modified

6 months ago

Percent Complete

85%

Disclosure

Jul 10, 1992

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jul 10, 1992

Solution

Unknown

Description

ViSiON-X contains a flaw that may allow a regular user to gain elevated privileges or execute arbitrary programs. The issue is due to the upload Matrix not properly sanitizing file names and storing files in the main BBS directory. An attacker could upload a file named VISION-X.EXE, COMMAND.COM, or COMMAND.EXE which would be executed the next time the BBS was run.

Classification

Location: Dialup Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

ViSiON-X
Watch-list
Bulletin Board
Watch-list
0.98

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