Cosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0 cosmicpro.cgi show path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file cosmicpro.cgi. The manipulation of the argument show leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0780. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file cosmicpro.cgi. The manipulation of the argument SHOW 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in cosmicpro.cgi in Cosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0 allows remote attacker to gain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the SHOW parameter.

The weakness was presented 10/18/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0780. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 10679 (Directory Pro 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 and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12173 (Webdirectory Pro Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling . Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1467.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6632), Exploit-DB (20887), Tenable (10679), SecurityFocus (BID 2793†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1969†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10679
Nessus Name: Directory Pro Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Recommended: Firewall
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Snort ID: 1467
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP directorypro.cgi access
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05/28/2001 🔍
05/29/2001 +1 days 🔍
10/18/2001 +142 days 🔍
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09/07/2003 +689 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +3958 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0780 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0780
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17543
X-Force: 6632
SecurityFocus: 2793 - Directory Pro Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1969 - Directory Traversal in cosmicpro.cgi in Cosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 17:42
Updated: 10/04/2025 14:47
Changes: 07/09/2014 17:42 (70), 05/12/2019 12:38 (1), 07/12/2024 13:20 (25), 10/04/2025 14:47 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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