Paul Smith Computer Services vCAP 1.9.0 Beta path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Paul Smith Computer Services vCAP 1.9.0 Beta. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-5034. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Paul Smith Computer Services vCAP 1.9.0 Beta and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation 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:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Paul Smith Computer Services vCAP 1.9.0 Beta and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

The weakness was published 09/11/2006 by Securma Massine (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5034 since 09/27/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. 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. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.

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 (28873), SecurityFocus (BID 19958†), OSVDB (28808†), Secunia (SA21862†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016822†). Similar entries are available at VDB-32496, VDB-32494 and VDB-84650. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Securma Massine
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5034 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5034
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32495
X-Force: 28873 - vCAP Calendar Server request directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 19958 - Paul Smith Computer Services VCAP Calendar Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 21862 - vCAP Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 28808 - vCAP Traversal Arbitrary File Access
SecurityTracker: 1016822
Vupen: ADV-2006-3569

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/09/2025 14:27
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (61), 08/05/2018 06:25 (9), 04/09/2025 14:27 (17)
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