Nombas Scriptease Webserver up to 5.0 viewcode.jse QUERY_STRING path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nombas Scriptease Webserver up to 5.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file viewcode.jse. This manipulation of the argument QUERY_STRING causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1580. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nombas Scriptease Webserver up to 5.0 (Web Server). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file viewcode.jse. The manipulation of the argument QUERY_STRING with an unknown input 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 ScriptEase viewcode.jse for Netware 5.1 before 5.1 SP3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the query string.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2001 by Martyn Ruks as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at derkeiler.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1580 since 08/05/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12048 (Novell NetWare Web Server sewse.nlm (viewcode.jse) Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Netware and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10449 (Nombas ScriptEase:Webserver Edition Default Script Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1328.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7726), Tenable (12048), SecurityFocus (BID 3715†), OSVDB (19252†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13345†). The entry VDB-89321 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 12048
Nessus Name: Novell NetWare Web Server sewse.nlm (viewcode.jse) Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 12048
OpenVAS Name: Netware Web Server Sample Page Source Disclosure
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Scriptease Webserver 5.1
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06/15/2001 🔍
12/19/2001 +187 days 🔍
12/31/2001 +12 days 🔍
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02/06/2004 +767 days 🔍
08/05/2005 +546 days 🔍
12/14/2006 +496 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +2766 days 🔍
09/24/2025 +4093 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: derkeiler.com
Researcher: Martyn Ruks
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17899
X-Force: 7726
SecurityFocus: 3715 - Nombas ScriptEase:Webserver Edition Default Script Vulnerability
OSVDB: 19252 - Nombas ScriptEase Webserver Edition viewcode.jse Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 13345 - Nombas ScriptEase:Webserver Edition viewcode.jse Allows to Read Arbitrary Files, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:34
Updated: 09/24/2025 05:37
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:34 (78), 07/11/2019 18:07 (3), 09/24/2025 05:37 (20)
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