CHXO Feedsplitter 2006-01-21 Security Check format path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CHXO Feedsplitter 2006-01-21. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Security Check. This manipulation of the argument format causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-4550. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CHXO Feedsplitter 2006-01-21. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Security Check. The manipulation of the argument format 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in CHXO Feedsplitter 2006-01-21 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the format parameter with a leading ".", which bypasses a security check.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2006. The weakness was published 09/05/2006 by Jonathan Rockway as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4550 since 09/05/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22295 (Feedsplitter <= 2006-01-21 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (XSS, Traversal, Disc)), 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28798), Tenable (22295), SecurityFocus (BID 19779†), OSVDB (29047†) and Secunia (SA22000†). Similar entries are available at VDB-32097, VDB-32096 and VDB-32094. 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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Nessus ID: 22295
Nessus Name: Feedsplitter <= 2006-01-21 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (XSS, Traversal, Disc)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Jonathan Rockway
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32095
X-Force: 28798
SecurityFocus: 19779 - Feedsplitter Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22000
OSVDB: 29047 - CVE-2006-4550 - CHXO - Feedsplitter - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13038 - Feedsplitter Xml Files Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 07/10/2019 14:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (66), 07/10/2019 14:14 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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