VDB-130923 · CVE-2019-8358 · Qualys 172132

Hiawatha up to 10.8.3 AllowDotFiles path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Hiawatha up to 10.8.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component AllowDotFiles Handler. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8358. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hiawatha up to 10.8.3. This affects some unknown functionality of the component AllowDotFiles Handler. The manipulation 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Hiawatha before 10.8.4, a remote attacker is able to do directory traversal if AllowDotFiles is enabled.

The bug was discovered 02/18/2019. The weakness was presented 02/16/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hiawatha-webserver.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8358 since 02/16/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 172132 (OpenSUSE Security Update for hiawatha (openSUSE-SU-2019:0294-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Hiawatha 10.8.4

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02/16/2019 🔍
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02/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/18/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/10/2020 +447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hiawatha-webserver.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-8358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130923

Entryinfo

Created: 02/17/2019 10:15
Updated: 05/10/2020 20:16
Changes: 02/17/2019 10:15 (57), 05/10/2020 20:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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