Salvo Tomaselli Weborf HTTP Server up to 0.12.2 instance.c modURL path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Salvo Tomaselli Weborf HTTP Server up to 0.12.2 and classified as problematic. The affected element is the function modURL of the file instance.c. This manipulation with the input ..%2F causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-3306. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Salvo Tomaselli Weborf HTTP Server up to 0.12.2 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function modURL of the file instance.c. The manipulation with the input value ..%2F 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 the modURL function in instance.c in Weborf before 0.12.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..%2f sequences in a URI.

The weakness was released 09/07/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at galileo.dmi.unict.it. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3306 since 09/13/2010. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 0.12.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (67840†) and Secunia (SA41286†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Web Server

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• Salvo Tomaselli

Name

• Weborf HTTP Server

Version

• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.12.1
• 0.12.2

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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