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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Snort. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file DB.php. The manipulation of the argument $_GET['file'] with the input ../../ results in path traversal. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Snort (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part of the file DB.php. The manipulation of the argument $_GET['file'] with the input value ../../ leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 02/06/2012 as File 109482/Sno (Packetstorm). The advisory is available at packetstormsecurity.org. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:DB.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 OSVDB (78899†) and Secunia (SA47871†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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