BRS Webweaver up to 0.62 Beta Command CD Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in BRS Webweaver up to 0.62 Beta. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Command Handler. This manipulation of the argument CD with the input * causes information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-0452. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in BRS Webweaver up to 0.62 Beta. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument CD with the input value * leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

BRS WebWeaver FTP server before 0.64 Beta allows remote attackers to obtain the real pathname of the server via a "CD *" command followed by an ls command.

The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2001 by Joe Testa as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0452. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 0.63 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20819) and SecurityFocus (BID 2676†). The entry VDB-16868 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Webweaver 0.63

Timelineinfo

04/28/2001 🔍
06/27/2001 +60 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +4755 days 🔍
03/06/2025 +3898 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Joe Testa
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-0452 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0452
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16867
SecurityFocus: 2676 - BRS WebWeaver FTP Root Path Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Created: 07/04/2014 17:08
Updated: 03/06/2025 18:32
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:08 (54), 05/31/2018 10:15 (7), 03/06/2025 18:32 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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