Martin Hamilton Roads 2.3 search.pl File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Martin Hamilton Roads 2.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file search.pl. The manipulation with the input <filename>$software_input_value leads to information disclosure (File). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-0215. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Martin Hamilton Roads 2.3. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file search.pl. The manipulation with the input value <filename>\0 leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ROADS search.pl program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in the form parameter and terminating the filename with a null byte.

The weakness was released 06/02/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0215. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10627 (ROADS search.pl form Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10256 (Martin Hamilton ROADS File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1224.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6097), Exploit-DB (20630), Tenable (10627), SecurityFocus (BID 2371†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-319†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10627
Nessus Name: ROADS search.pl form Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Roads 2.4

Snort ID: 1224
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP ROADS search.pl attempt
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Timelineinfo

02/12/2001 🔍
03/08/2001 +24 days 🔍
06/02/2001 +86 days 🔍
06/02/2001 +0 days 🔍
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12/10/2002 +556 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +4224 days 🔍
10/08/2025 +4114 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-0215 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0215
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16721
X-Force: 6097
SecurityFocus: 2371 - Martin Hamilton ROADS File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 319 - Martin Hamilton ROADS vulnerability, Low

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 11:32
Updated: 10/08/2025 04:08
Changes: 07/04/2014 11:32 (62), 08/28/2017 09:20 (10), 06/25/2021 15:33 (3), 07/24/2024 13:01 (24), 10/08/2025 04:08 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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