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A vulnerability has been found in Yaws Web Server 1.89 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation 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:
Directory traversal vulnerability in Yaws 1.89 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) and other sequences.
The weakness was disclosed 11/01/2010 by nitr0us (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4181. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
A public exploit has been developed by nitr0us and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10297 (Web Server Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86925 (Yaws Directory Traversal Vulnerability).
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 databases at X-Force (62917), Exploit-DB (15371), Tenable (10297), SecurityFocus (BID 44564†) and OSVDB (68962†).
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: nitr0us
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Nessus ID: 10297
Nessus Name: Web Server Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 100887
OpenVAS Name: Yaws URI Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Sources
Advisory: xforce.iss.netResearcher: nitr0us
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2010-4181 (🔍)
X-Force: 62917
SecurityFocus: 44564 - Yaws URI Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 42066
OSVDB: 68962 - Yaws URI Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 28299 - Yaws 1.89 Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability via a Crafted URI, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 14:37Updated: 09/28/2021 11:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 07/15/2017 16:49 (15), 09/28/2021 11:43 (3), 09/28/2021 11:51 (1)
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