HP LoadRunner 9.5 ActiveX Control XUpload.ocx third path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in HP LoadRunner 9.5. This affects an unknown part of the file XUpload.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation of the argument third leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-3693. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP LoadRunner 9.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file XUpload.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument third 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Persits.XUpload.2 ActiveX control (XUpload.ocx) in HP LoadRunner 9.5 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via \.. (backwards slash dot dot) sequences in the third argument to the MakeHttpRequest method.

The weakness was released 10/13/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3693. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9608.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (9806) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24131†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Saint ID: exploit_info/hp_loadrunner_xupload_makehttprequest
Saint Name: HP LoadRunner XUpload ActiveX control MakeHttpRequest file download

MetaSploit ID: persits_xupload_traversal.rb
MetaSploit Name: Persits XUpload ActiveX MakeHttpRequest Directory Traversal
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3693 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3693
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50426
Vulnerability Center: 24131 - HP LoadRunner 9.5 Persits.XUpload.2 ActiveX control Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 09/29/2025 09:23
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (57), 02/17/2017 11:21 (6), 08/23/2021 17:23 (3), 09/29/2025 09:23 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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