Mitel MiCollab AWV up to 8.1.2.3/9.1.2 Web Conference path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mitel MiCollab AWV up to 8.1.2.3/9.1.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Conference. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-11798. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mitel MiCollab AWV up to 8.1.2.3/9.1.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Web Conference. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in the web conference component of Mitel MiCollab AWV before 8.1.2.4 and 9.x before 9.1.3 could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files from restricted directories of the server via a crafted URL, due to insufficient access validation. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to access sensitive information from the restricted directories.

The weakness was released 06/10/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mitel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-11798 since 04/15/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 8.1.2.4 or 9.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (51308). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Mitel

Name

• MiCollab AWV

Version

• 8.1.2.0
• 8.1.2.1
• 8.1.2.2
• 8.1.2.3
• 9.1.0
• 9.1.1
• 9.1.2

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• commercial

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