Risearch up to 3.2.6 show.pl url path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Risearch up to 3.2.6 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file show.pl. The manipulation of the argument url leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2061. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Risearch up to 3.2.6 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file show.pl. The manipulation of the argument url 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:

RiSearch 1.0.01 and RiSearch Pro 3.2.06 allows remote attackers to use the show.pl script as an open proxy, or read arbitrary local files, by setting the url parameter to a (1) http://, (2) ftp://, or (3) file:// URL.

The bug was discovered 07/06/2004. The weakness was presented 07/27/2004 by IRM Advisories (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2061 since 05/04/2005. 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.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14222 (RiSearch show.pl 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 12100 (RiSearch/RiSearch Pro Open Proxy Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3465.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16817), Exploit-DB (24327), Tenable (14222), SecurityFocus (BID 10812†) and OSVDB (8265†). See VDB-82131 for similar entry. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14222
Nessus Name: RiSearch show.pl Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 14222
OpenVAS Name: RiSearch Arbitrary File Access
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 3465
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: IRM Advisories
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2061 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2061
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21983
X-Force: 16817
SecurityFocus: 10812 - RiSearch/RiSearch Pro Open Proxy Vulnerability
Secunia: 12173
OSVDB: 8265 - RiSearch show.pl Open Proxy Relay
SecurityTracker: 1010788
Vulnerability Center: 4989 - RiSearch Search Engine Show.pl Enables Open Proxy Connections, High

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

Created: 12/05/2014 11:12
Updated: 07/06/2025 09:41
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:12 (79), 05/24/2019 08:28 (6), 08/22/2024 18:19 (19), 07/06/2025 09:41 (2)
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