Novell GroupWise 5.2/5.5 gwweb.exe HELP path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise 5.2/5.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gwweb.exe. The manipulation of the argument HELP leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-1005. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise 5.2/5.5 (Groupware Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file gwweb.exe. The manipulation of the argument HELP 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. The summary by CVE is:

Groupwise web server GWWEB.EXE allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files with .htm extensions via a .. (dot dot) attack using the HELP parameter.

The weakness was released 12/19/1999 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10877 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1165. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 506.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3923), Exploit-DB (19682), Tenable (10877), SecurityFocus (BID 879†) and OSVDB (3413†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-15072. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10877

OpenVAS ID: 10877
OpenVAS Name: GroupWise Web Interface HELP hole
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1165
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Novell Groupwise gwweb.exe access
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15071
X-Force: 3923
SecurityFocus: 879 - Novell GroupWise GWWEB.EXE Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 3413 - Novell GroupWise GWWEB.EXE HELP Directory Traversal
Vulnerability Center: 60 - Groupwise read arbitrary files, Medium

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

Created: 06/22/2014 16:04
Updated: 12/20/2024 05:45
Changes: 06/22/2014 16:04 (74), 05/04/2019 20:14 (2), 12/20/2024 05:45 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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