Alt-N WebAdmin 3.2.3/3.2.4 File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alt-N WebAdmin 3.2.3/3.2.4. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebAdmin. The manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4371. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alt-N WebAdmin 3.2.3/3.2.4. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component WebAdmin. The manipulation of the argument file 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Alt-N WebAdmin 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 running with MDaemon 9.0.5, and possibly earlier, allow remote authenticated global administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to (1) logfile_view.wdm and (2) configfile_view.wdm.

The bug was discovered 08/18/2006. The weakness was disclosed 08/21/2006 by TTG (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4371 since 08/25/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22257 (WebAdmin < 3.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 (28488), Tenable (22257), SecurityFocus (BID 19620†), OSVDB (28122†) and Secunia (SA21558†). The entries VDB-32146, VDB-31966 and VDB-84481 are pretty similar. 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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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22257
Nessus Name: WebAdmin < 3.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: TTG
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-4371 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4371
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31967
X-Force: 28488
SecurityFocus: 19620 - WebAdmin Module for MDaemon Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 21558 - WebAdmin Account Manipulation and Arbitrary File Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 28122 - Alt-N WebAdmin configfile_view.wdm file Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 12609 - Alt-N WebAdmin Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-3333

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/24/2019 17:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (79), 06/24/2019 17:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:89D:103

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