CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Verity Ultraseek 5.6.2. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument name
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:
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in admin/logfile.txt in Verity Ultraseek before 5.6.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the name variable.
The bug was discovered 02/01/2006. The weakness was shared 11/15/2006 by Sullo (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5971 since 11/17/2006. 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 as well as a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
After 1 days, 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 287 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23651 (Verity Ultraseek < 5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 to version 5.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4287.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30321) and Tenable (23651). The entries 33328, 33327, 84837 and 84838 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 23651
Nessus Name: Verity Ultraseek < 5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Ultraseek 5.6.2
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: zerodayinitiative.comResearcher: Sullo
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-5971 (🔍)
X-Force: 30321
Vulnerability Center: 13104 - Verity Ultraseek admin/logfile.txt Path Traversal, Medium
SecurityFocus: 21120 - Verity Ultraseek Information Disclosure and Request Proxying Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22892 - Verity Ultraseek Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 30289 - Verity Ultraseek logfile.txt name Variable Arbitrary File Retrieval
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 07/10/2019 18:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (79), 07/10/2019 18:51 (2)
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