LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console 9.0.3 filename path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console 9.0.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Management Console. This manipulation of the argument filename causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-1196. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console 9.0.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Management Console. The manipulation of the argument filename 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the VulCore web service (WSVulnerabilityCore/VulCore.asmx) in Lenovo ThinkManagement Console 9.0.3 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a SetTaskLogByFile SOAP request.

The weakness was presented 02/17/2012 by Andrea Micalizzi (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1196 since 02/17/2012. 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 highly functional.

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 X-Force (73208), Exploit-DB (18623), SecurityFocus (BID 52023†), OSVDB (79277†) and Secunia (SA47666†). See VDB-60252 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: landesk_thinkmanagement_upload_asp.rb
MetaSploit Name: LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console Remote Command Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Andrea Micalizzi
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60253
X-Force: 73208 - Lenovo ThinkManagement Console VulCore directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 52023 - Lenovo ThinkManagement Console Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47666 - Lenovo ThinkManagement Console Web Services Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 79277
SecurityTracker: 1026693

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 08/31/2025 21:41
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 01/28/2018 09:57 (7), 08/31/2025 21:41 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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