Intuit QuickBooks ActiveX Control path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intuit QuickBooks and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Control. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4471. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intuit QuickBooks (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component ActiveX Control. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition ActiveX control before 10 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified arguments to the (1) httpGETToFile, (2) httpPOSTFromFile, and possibly other methods, probably involving path traversal vulnerabilities in exposed dangerous methods. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2007. The weakness was shared 09/04/2007 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4471 since 08/22/2007. 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.

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 26061 (Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition < 10 ActiveX Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12393. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5636.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36464), Tenable (26061), SecurityFocus (BID 25544†), OSVDB (37134†) and Secunia (SA26659†). The entry VDB-38643 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 26061
Nessus Name: Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition < 10 ActiveX Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Snort ID: 12393
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38644
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X-Force: 36464
SecurityFocus: 25544 - Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition ActiveX Controls Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26659
OSVDB: 37134 - Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition ActiveX httpGETToFile / httpPOSTFromFile Methods Arbitrary File Manipulation
Vulnerability Center: 16116 - Intuit QuickBooks Vulnerabilities Allows Remote Attacker to Overwrite and Create Arbitrary Files, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 11/27/2024 11:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (75), 07/26/2019 18:44 (1), 11/27/2024 11:17 (17)
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