Plain Old Webserver up to 0.0.8 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Plain Old Webserver up to 0.0.8. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-0872. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Plain Old Webserver up to 0.0.8 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Plain Old Webserver (POW) add-on before 0.0.9 for Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

The bug was discovered 02/10/2007. The weakness was published 02/09/2007 by Stefano Di Paola with isec (Website). The advisory is shared for download at addons.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0872 since 02/12/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24669 (Plain Old Webserver URI Traversal Arbitrary File Access), 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 to version 0.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32467), Tenable (24669), SecurityFocus (BID 22502†), OSVDB (33174†) and Secunia (SA24127†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24669
Nessus Name: Plain Old Webserver URI Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Plain Old Webserver 0.0.9

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09/25/2006 🔍
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02/09/2007 +137 days 🔍
02/10/2007 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2007 +2 days 🔍
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02/19/2007 +6 days 🔍
02/26/2007 +7 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2937 days 🔍
07/15/2019 +1585 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: addons.mozilla.org
Researcher: Stefano Di Paola
Organization: isec
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-0872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34960
X-Force: 32467
SecurityFocus: 22502 - Plain Old Webserver Firefox Extension Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 24127 - Plain Old Webserver Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 33174 - Plain Old Webserver URI Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 14385 - Mozilla Plain Old Webserver add-on for Mozilla Firefox Directory Traversal, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0558

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/15/2019 11:54
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (76), 07/15/2019 11:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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