Entrust GetAccess All Versions AboutBox.gas.bat locale path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Entrust GetAccess All Versions. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file elpwin.gas.bat/AboutBox.gas.bat. The manipulation of the argument locale leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-0853. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Entrust GetAccess All Versions. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file elpwin.gas.bat/AboutBox.gas.bat. The manipulation of the argument locale 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 Entrust GetAccess allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the locale parameter to (1) helpwin.gas.bat or (2) AboutBox.gas.bat.

The weakness was released 12/06/2001 by rudi carell as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0853. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10229 (Entrust GetAccess File Disclosure Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7474), SecurityFocus (BID 3508†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5439†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/05/2001 🔍
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12/06/2001 +31 days 🔍
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07/10/2014 +3578 days 🔍
10/02/2025 +4102 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: rudi carell
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17711
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X-Force: 7474
SecurityFocus: 3508 - Entrust GetAccess File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5439 - Entrust GetAccess Directory Traversal Attack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 23:21
Updated: 10/02/2025 21:14
Changes: 07/10/2014 23:21 (57), 05/24/2019 22:19 (3), 11/12/2024 18:47 (17), 10/02/2025 21:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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