4079 : BadBlue MS Office Viewing Script Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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6 months ago

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Disclosure
Jan 21, 2002

Discovery
Unknown

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Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 BadBlue contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the MS Office Viewing script not properly sanitizing user input, specifically traversal style attacks (../../).

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

Products
BadBlue
Watch-list
BadBlue Enterprise Edition
Watch-list
 1.5.x
BadBlue Personal Edition
Watch-list
 1.5.6

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