CuteSoft Components Cute Editor for ASP.NET File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in CuteSoft Components Cute Editor for ASP.NET. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument File causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-4665. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CuteSoft Components Cute Editor for ASP.NET (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument file 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. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in CuteSoft_Client/CuteEditor/Load.ashx in CuteSoft Components Cute Editor for ASP.NET allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

The weakness was presented 03/05/2010 with securitylab.ir (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4665 since 03/05/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 Securitylab.ir and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 283 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50727), Exploit-DB (8785) and SecurityFocus (BID 35085†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

CuteSoft Components

Name

Cute Editor for ASP.NET

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Class: Path traversal
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Status: Highly functional
Author: Securitylab.ir
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