VMware ESX/ESXi up to 5.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in VMware ESX and ESXi up to 5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3658. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware ESX and ESXi up to 5.0 (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary host OS files via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 08/24/2013 by Shanon Olsson as not defined blog post (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at blog.shanonolsson.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-3658 since 05/22/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70448 (VMware ESX/ESXi CIM Services Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family VMware ESX Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70448), OSVDB (97088†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41494†). The entry VDB-10186 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 70448
Nessus Name: VMware ESX/ESXi CIM Services Multiple Vulnerabilities
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04/01/2012 🔍
05/22/2013 +416 days 🔍
08/24/2013 +94 days 🔍
09/10/2013 +17 days 🔍
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05/24/2021 +2811 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: blog.shanonolsson.com
Researcher: Shanon Olsson
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-3658 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3658
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10187
OSVDB: 97088
Vulnerability Center: 41494 - VMware ESX and ESXi Remote File System Delete (CVE-2013-3658), Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2013 10:27
Updated: 05/24/2021 09:12
Changes: 09/11/2013 10:27 (46), 05/11/2017 08:45 (20), 05/24/2021 09:12 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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