Aldo Vargas Aldos Web Server 1.5 HTTP GET Request path traversal
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A vulnerability was found in Aldo Vargas Aldos Web Server 1.5 (Web Server). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:
Directory traversal vulnerability in Aldo s Web Server (aweb) 1.5 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an HTTP GET request.
The bug was discovered 04/30/2004. The weakness was published 05/05/2004 by Oliver Karow (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oliverkarow.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1991 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16048). Similar entry is available at 21637.
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: oliverkarow.deResearcher: Oliver Karow
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-1991 (🔍)
X-Force: 16048
Vulnerability Center: 15054 - Aldo Web Server 1.5 Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10262 - Aldo's Web Server Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11542
OSVDB: 5881 - Aldo's Web Server (aweb) Traversal Arbitrary File Access
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 10/16/2014 13:30Updated: 07/18/2019 20:29
Changes: 10/16/2014 13:30 (55), 07/18/2019 20:29 (13)
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