Alt-N WorldClient up to 5.0.5 Worldclient worldclient.cgi Attachments path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Alt-N WorldClient up to 5.0.5. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file worldclient.cgi of the component Worldclient. The manipulation of the argument Attachments 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in WorldClient.cgi in WorldClient for Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 5.0.5.0 and earlier allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a ".." (dot dot) in the Attachments parameter.

The bug was discovered 05/07/2002. The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 by Obscure (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1741 since 06/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 238 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10745 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9027) and Tenable (10745). The entries 15761, 15858, 16041 and 17215 are related to this item.

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

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Nessus ID: 10745

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12/31/2002 +238 days 🔍
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06/21/2005 +44 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3331 days 🔍
06/01/2019 +1762 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Obscure
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1741 (🔍)
X-Force: 9027
Vulnerability Center: 7880 - Deerfield WorldClient Allows Deleting Files via HTTP Post Request, High
SecurityFocus: 4687 - WorldClient Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
OSVDB: 31774 - WorldClient - Arbitrary File Deletion Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:41
Updated: 06/01/2019 09:48
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:41 (64), 06/01/2019 09:48 (3)
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