Alex Heiphetz Group EZShopper 3.0 loadpage.cgi Metacharacter path traversal

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Alex Heiphetz Group EZShopper 3.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file loadpage.cgi. Executing a manipulation as part of Metacharacter can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2000-0187. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Alex Heiphetz Group EZShopper 3.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file loadpage.cgi. The manipulation as part of a Metacharacter 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:

EZShopper 3.0 loadpage.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack or execute commands via shell metacharacters.

The bug was discovered 02/26/2000. The weakness was disclosed 02/27/2000 by suid (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0187. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10065 (EZShopper Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 23011 (A.H.G. EZShopper Remote Command Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4045), Exploit-DB (659), Tenable (10065), SecurityFocus (BID 1014†) and OSVDB (56†). The entry VDB-15353 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Alex Heiphetz Group

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• EZShopper

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• 3.0

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