ITAfrica WEBactive 1.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ITAfrica WEBactive 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation with the input .. causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0306. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ITAfrica WEBactive 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in ITAfrica WEBactive HTTP Server 1.00 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL.

The bug was discovered 02/16/2001. The weakness was shared 05/03/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0306. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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 76 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86085 (ITAfrica WEBactive Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6121), Exploit-DB (20637), SecurityFocus (BID 2386†), OSVDB (7706†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5924†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0306 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0306
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16669
X-Force: 6121
SecurityFocus: 2386 - ITAfrica WEBactive Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7706 - ITAfrica - WEBactive - Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5924 - Directory Traversal in ITAfrica WEBactive HTTP Server 1.00, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 10:48
Updated: 03/16/2025 18:44
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:48 (60), 06/03/2019 09:35 (3), 03/16/2025 18:44 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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