VDB-124493 · CVE-2018-16968 · BID 105377

Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller up to up to 5.4.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller up to up to 5.4.0. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-16968. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller up to up to 5.4.0 (Connectivity Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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:

Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller before 5.4.2 allows Directory Traversal.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2018. The weakness was presented 09/26/2018 by Wolfgang Ettlinger with SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab (Website). The advisory is shared at support.citrix.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16968 since 09/12/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version bis 5.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105377†). See VDB-124494 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ShareFile StorageZones Controller bis 5.4.1

Timelineinfo

09/12/2018 🔍
09/19/2018 +7 days 🔍
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09/26/2018 +6 days 🔍
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09/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/27/2020 +547 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Researcher: Wolfgang Ettlinger
Organization: SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-16968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124493
SecurityFocus: 105377 - Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Control Directory Traversal and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2018 09:06
Updated: 03/27/2020 13:19
Changes: 09/27/2018 09:06 (61), 03/27/2020 13:19 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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