Jose M.vidal bk2site 1.1.9 Debug Mode redirect.pl link following
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A vulnerability was found in Jose M.vidal bk2site 1.1.9 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file redirect.pl of the component Debug Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
redirect.pl in bk2site 1.1.9 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/redirect.log temporary file. NOTE: this vulnerability is only limited to debug mode, which is disabled by default.
The weakness was presented 11/07/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4995 since 11/07/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as highly functional.
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 (46543). See 44966, 44935, 44934 and 44932 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
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Status: Highly functional
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: bugs.gentoo.orgStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4995 (🔍)
X-Force: 46543 - bk2site redirect.pl symlink
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 10/14/2018 08:36
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (46), 10/14/2018 08:36 (6)
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