OCS Inventory NG up to 1.02.1 on Unix cvs.php log path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in OCS Inventory NG up to 1.02.1 on Unix. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file cvs.php. The manipulation of the argument log with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in cvs.php in OCS Inventory NG before 1.02.1 on Unix allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the log parameter.

The weakness was published 06/22/2009 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2166 since 06/22/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Nico Leidecker 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 highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:cvs.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.02 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50946) and Exploit-DB (8868).

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Nico Leidecker
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OpenVAS ID: 900378
OpenVAS Name: OCS Inventory NG cvs.php Inforamtion Disclosure Vulnerability
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Upgrade: OCS Inventory NG 1.02

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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-2166 (🔍)
X-Force: 50946 - OCS Inventory NG cvs.php information disclosure

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

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/07/2018 08:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (52), 08/07/2018 08:30 (13)
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