MW6 Technologies QRCode ActiveX up to 3.0.0.1 ActiveX Control mw6qrcode.dll path traversal
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A vulnerability was found in MW6 Technologies QRCode ActiveX up to 3.0.0.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing in the library mw6qrcode.dll of the component ActiveX Control. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in the MW6QRCode.QRCode.1 ActiveX control in MW6QRCode.dll in MW6 Technologies QRCode ActiveX 3.0.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the (1) SaveAsBMP or (2) SaveAsWMF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
The weakness was disclosed 09/18/2007 by shinnai (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4982. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
A public exploit has been developed by shinnai and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12466.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36666) and Exploit-DB (4420). The entry 85939 is pretty similar.
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: shinnai
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Snort ID: 12466
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: shinnai
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2007-4982 (🔍)
X-Force: 36666
Vulnerability Center: 29924 - MW6 Technologies QRCode ActiveX 3.0.0.1 and Earlier Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 25702 - MW6 Technologies QRCode ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26836
OSVDB: 37914 - MW6 Technologies QRCode ActiveX (MW6QRCode.dll) SaveAsBMP Method Arbitrary File Overwrite
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 12:18Updated: 07/29/2021 06:46
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 03/16/2017 15:34 (18), 07/29/2021 06:46 (3)
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