Keware Technologies Homeseer 1.4 URL path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in Keware Technologies Homeseer 1.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in HomeSeer before 1.4.29 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL containing .. (dot dot) specifiers.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2000. The weakness was disclosed 02/16/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0037. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 71 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86221 (Keware Technologies HomeSeer Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.4.29 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5663), Exploit-DB (20489), SecurityFocus (BID 2085†), OSVDB (7698†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6527†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Homeseer 1.4.29

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16447
X-Force: 5663
SecurityFocus: 2085 - Keware Technologies HomeSeer Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7698 - Keware Technologies - HomeSeer - Directory Traversal V
Vulnerability Center: 6527 - Directory Traversal in Keware Technologies HomeSeer 1.4 via URL, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 11:59 AM
Updated: 03/20/2025 09:02 AM
Changes: 07/03/2014 11:59 AM (61), 06/03/2019 09:14 AM (3), 03/20/2025 09:02 AM (27)
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