Ashley Brown iWeb Server HTTP Request path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ashley Brown iWeb Server. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0474. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ashley Brown iWeb Server (Web Server) (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component HTTP 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in iWeb Server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request containing .. sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0475.

The weakness was released 08/07/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0474 since 06/27/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86375 (Generic Web Server Directory Traversal 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 (11800) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4457†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-15608, VDB-20637 and VDB-20806. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Server

Vendor

Ashley Brown

Name

iWeb Server

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2003 🔍
06/27/2003 +72 days 🔍
08/07/2003 +41 days 🔍
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06/10/2004 +308 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3717 days 🔍
05/22/2019 +1742 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0474 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0474
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20636
X-Force: 11800
Vulnerability Center: 4457 - iWeb Server Allows Reading Arbitrary Files via Encoded Dot-Dot Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 18:24
Updated: 05/22/2019 07:45
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:24 (56), 05/22/2019 07:45 (1)
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