Chilkat Software ASP String up to 1.1 ActiveX Control ckstring.dll first path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Chilkat Software ASP String up to 1.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library ckstring.dll of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation of the argument first causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4252. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Chilkat Software ASP String up to 1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library ckstring.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument first 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3633.

The weakness was released 08/05/2007 by shinnai (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4252 since 08/08/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by shinnai and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional.

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 (35812), Exploit-DB (4255), SecurityFocus (BID 25205†) and OSVDB (40110†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: shinnai
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38251
X-Force: 35812 - Chilkat ASP String SaveToFile code execution
SecurityFocus: 25205 - Chilkat ASP String ActiveX Control CKString.DLL Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
OSVDB: 40110 - CHILKAT ASP String CkString.dll SaveToFile Method Traversal Arbitrary File Manipulation

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 09/29/2024 15:52
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (55), 10/28/2017 10:19 (11), 09/29/2024 15:52 (17)
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