Pacific Software URL Live! 1.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Pacific Software URL Live! 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-0915. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Pacific Software URL Live! 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

URL Live! web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

The weakness was presented 10/28/1999 by Webmaster and UNYUN (Shadow) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0915. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3410), Exploit-DB (19568), SecurityFocus (BID 746†) and OSVDB (1129†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/28/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 +4138 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Webmaster, UNYUN (Shadow)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0915 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14923
X-Force: 3410
SecurityFocus: 746 - Pacific Software URL Live! Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1129 - URL Live! Arbitrary File Access

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:12
Updated: 03/08/2025 22:11
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:12 (52), 04/05/2019 06:42 (4), 03/08/2025 22:11 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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