Flexerasoftware FlexNet Publisher 11.10 path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Flexerasoftware FlexNet Publisher 11.10. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in lmgrd in Flexera FlexNet Publisher 11.10 (aka FlexNet License Server Manager) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to save, rename, and load operations on log files. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-1389.

The weakness was released 01/19/2012 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at flexerasoftware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-4135. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/29/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58273 (FlexNet License Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

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 (69275), Tenable (58273), SecurityFocus (BID 49191†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32988†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-59954.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 58273
Nessus Name: FlexNet License Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Advisory: flexerasoftware.com
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
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CVE: CVE-2011-4135 (🔍)
X-Force: 69275
SecurityFocus: 49191 - FlexNet License Server Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 45615
Vulnerability Center: 32988 - FlexNet License Server Manager Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability via \x27../\x27 Sequence, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/29/2021 12:46 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (52), 03/31/2017 12:07 PM (9), 11/29/2021 12:33 AM (5), 11/29/2021 12:46 AM (2)
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