Lawo AG vsm LTC Time Sync vTimeSync up to 4.5.6.0 HTTP Request path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Lawo AG vsm LTC Time Sync vTimeSync up to 4.5.6.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-6049. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Lawo AG vsm LTC Time Sync vTimeSync up to 4.5.6.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-32. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '...' (triple dot) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The web server of Lawo AG vsm LTC Time Sync (vTimeSync) is affected by a "..." (triple dot) path traversal vulnerability. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an unauthenticated remote attacker could download arbitrary files from the operating system. As a limitation, the exploitation is only possible if the requested file has some file extension, e. g. .exe or .txt.

The weakness was disclosed by Sandro Einfeldt. The advisory is shared at r.sec-consult.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-6049 since 06/17/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.5.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Lawo AG

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• vsm LTC Time Sync vTimeSync

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• 4.5.0
• 4.5.1
• 4.5.2
• 4.5.3
• 4.5.4
• 4.5.5
• 4.5.6.0

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