Novell GroupWise up to 8.0.2 WebAccess path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component WebAccess. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-4715. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component WebAccess. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) WebAccess Agent and (2) Document Viewer Agent components in Novell GroupWise before 8.02HP allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was presented 01/31/2011 as Bug 638646 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.novell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4715. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50690 (Novell GroupWise Document Viewer Agent Arbitrary File Download), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10328.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (34980), Tenable (50690) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29617†). See VDB-56275, VDB-56274, VDB-56272 and VDB-56271 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 50690
Nessus Name: Novell GroupWise Document Viewer Agent Arbitrary File Download
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D2Sec: Novell GroupWise 8 WebAccess File Disclosure

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GroupWise 8.0.1
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11/23/2010 🔍
01/31/2011 +68 days 🔍
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Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 638646
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56273
SecurityFocus: 44732
Secunia: 40820
Vulnerability Center: 29617 - Novell GroupWise Before 8.02HP Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium

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

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/01/2025 05:09
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (60), 01/29/2018 16:09 (6), 10/13/2021 13:26 (5), 10/13/2021 13:31 (2), 01/01/2025 05:09 (20)
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