Instantservers Miniportal 1.1.5 GET Request path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Instantservers Miniportal 1.1.5. This affects an unknown part of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0261. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Instantservers Miniportal 1.1.5 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in InstantServers MiniPortal 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a ... (modified dot dot) in the GET command.

The weakness was published 05/29/2002 by Strumpf Noir Society (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0261. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27131 (InstantServers MiniPortal Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8171), SecurityFocus (BID 4075†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3181†). Similar entries are available at VDB-18183 and VDB-18184. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

02/09/2002 🔍
02/09/2002 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2002 +109 days 🔍
05/29/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2003 +565 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3861 days 🔍
05/18/2019 +1772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Strumpf Noir Society
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18185
X-Force: 8171
SecurityFocus: 4075 - InstantServers MiniPortal Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3181 - Directory Traversal in InstantServers MiniPortal 1.1.5 and Earlier via a .. (dot-dot) Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:02
Updated: 05/18/2019 11:15
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:02 (58), 05/18/2019 11:15 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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