Logicnow PerlDesk Error Message pdesk.cgi lang path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Logicnow PerlDesk. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file pdesk.cgi of the component Error Message Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument lang can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-1678. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Logicnow PerlDesk (Programming Language Software) (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file pdesk.cgi of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument lang 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in pdesk.cgi in PerlDesk allows remote attackers to read portions of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary Perl modules via ".." sequences terminated by a %00 (null) character in the lang parameter, which can leak portions of the requested files if a compilation error message occurs.

The weakness was published 09/13/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.info. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1678 since 02/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14733 (PerlDesk pdesk.cgi lang Parameter Traversal 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19712), Exploit-DB (24591), Tenable (14733), SecurityFocus (BID 11160†) and Secunia (SA12512†). Similar entries are available at VDB-24418 and VDB-22207. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
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Nessus ID: 14733
Nessus Name: PerlDesk pdesk.cgi lang Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22210
X-Force: 19712
SecurityFocus: 11160 - PerlDesk Language Variable Server-Side Script Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 12512 - PerlDesk Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 5415 - PerlDesk Web Management Arbitrary File Include, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 12/19/2014 12:03
Updated: 09/15/2024 21:38
Changes: 12/19/2014 12:03 (71), 05/24/2019 22:05 (1), 09/15/2024 21:38 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:62C:103

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