Webwiz Web Wiz Rich Text Editor 4.0 rte_file_browser.asp improper authentication

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Webwiz Web Wiz Rich Text Editor 4.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file rte_file_browser.asp of the component Rich Text Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Web Wiz RTE_file_browser.asp in, as used in Web Wiz Rich Text Editor 4.0, Web Wiz Forums 9.07, and Web Wiz Newspad 1.02, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to list directories and read files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for listings outside the configured directory tree by exploiting a separate directory traversal vulnerability.

The weakness was released 01/28/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at webwizguide.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0466 since 01/28/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by BugReport.IR and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:rte_file_browser.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (4970), SecurityFocus (BID 27419†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019267†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-40747, VDB-40746, VDB-40745 and VDB-40739.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: BugReport.IR
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: webwizguide.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0466 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 27419 - Multiple Web Wiz Products Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1019267 - Web Wiz Rich Text Editor Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Traverse the Directory and Create HTML Files

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM
Updated: 10/14/2024 06:58 PM
Changes: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM (53), 11/07/2017 05:13 AM (13), 10/14/2024 06:58 PM (17)
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