A vulnerability was found in Iwork WebGlimpse up to 2.2.2 (Office Suite Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the file wgarcmin.cgi of the component WebGL. The manipulation of the argument DOC with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in wgarcmin.cgi in WebGlimpse 2.18.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the DOC parameter.

The weakness was published 03/19/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at websecurity.com.ua. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-5114 since 03/19/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entry is available at 60448.

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• Office Suite Software

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• WebGlimpse

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