Elron IM Message Inspector up to 3.0.3 Web Server path traversal
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Elron IM Message Inspector up to 3.0.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server for (1) Elron Internet Manager (IM) Message Inspector and (2) Anti-Virus before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the requested URL.
The bug was discovered 03/23/2001. The weakness was published 08/22/2001 by DiGiT as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0571. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 152 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 86150 (Elron IM Message Inspector Directory Traversal Vulnerability).
Upgrading to version 3.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6960).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: IM Message Inspector 3.0.4
Timeline
03/23/2001 🔍03/23/2001 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comResearcher: DiGiT
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-0571 (🔍)
X-Force: 6960
Vulnerability Center: 6502 - Directory Traversal in Elron IM Message Inspector 3.0.3 and Anti Virus 3.0.3 via Dot-Dot Attack, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2520 - Elron IM Message Inspector Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7730 - Elron IM Anti-Virus Directory Traversal
Entry
Created: 07/08/2014 14:05Updated: 06/27/2021 07:24
Changes: 07/08/2014 14:05 (63), 06/03/2019 12:30 (3), 06/27/2021 07:24 (3)
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