ClipSoft REXPERT up to 1.0.0.527 HTTP POST Request path traversal

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in ClipSoft REXPERT up to 1.0.0.527. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation with the input ../ as part of HTTP POST Request can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-17324. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in ClipSoft REXPERT up to 1.0.0.527 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with the input value ../ 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:

ClipSoft REXPERT 1.0.0.527 and earlier version allows directory traversal by issuing a special HTTP POST request with ../ characters. This could lead to create malicious HTML file, because they can inject a content with crafted template. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious web page.

The weakness was presented 10/30/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-17324 since 10/07/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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

See VDB-144690, VDB-144689, VDB-144687 and VDB-144686 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• ClipSoft

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• REXPERT

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• 1.0.0.527

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