IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.1 WebAdmin path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebAdmin. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2311. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.1 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebAdmin. The manipulation 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in webadmin.nsf in Lotus Domino R6 6.5.1 allows local users to create folders or determine the existence of files via a .. (dot dot) in the new folder dialog.

The bug was discovered 03/17/2004. The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 by Dr_insane (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2311 since 08/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 289 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86701 (IBM Lotus Domino HTTP webadmin.nsf Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1579.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15504), Exploit-DB (23836), SecurityFocus (BID 9900†), OSVDB (19834†) and Secunia (SA11143†). The entries VDB-565 and VDB-23264 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1579
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Domino webadmin.nsf access
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12/31/2004 +289 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2311 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23209
X-Force: 15504
SecurityFocus: 9900 - IBM Lotus Domino HTTP webadmin.nsf Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 11143
OSVDB: 19834 - CVE-2004-2311 - IBM - Lotus Domino - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8858 - Directory Traversal in Lotus Domino 6.5.1 via Webadmin.nsf, Low

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

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 09/07/2025 06:19
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (67), 06/08/2019 09:13 (5), 09/07/2025 06:19 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:346:103

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