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A vulnerability was found in Matt Wright Download.cgi 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file download.cgi. The manipulation of the argument f
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Matt Wright s download.cgi 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter.
The weakness was presented 09/09/1999 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pulhas.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1377. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11748 (Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2201. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1007.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8279) and Tenable (11748). See 14266, 14277, 15062 and 15063 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 11748
Nessus Name: Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Snort ID: 2201
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Matt Wright download.cgi access
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: pulhas.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1377 (🔍)
X-Force: 8279
Vulnerability Center: 3828 - Matt Wright download.cgi Dot-Dot Directory Traversal Attack, Medium
SecurityFocus: 1784
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Entry
Created: 06/21/2014 22:00Updated: 05/20/2019 08:04
Changes: 06/21/2014 22:00 (66), 05/20/2019 08:04 (2)
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