Axway SecureTransport 5.1 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Axway SecureTransport 5.1. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-4991. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Axway SecureTransport 5.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Axway SecureTransport 5.1 SP2 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to (1) read, (2) delete, or (3) create files, or (4) list directories, via a ..%5C (encoded dot dot backslash) in a URI.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2012 by Sebastian Perez (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4991 since 09/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by Sebastian Perez and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (80646), Exploit-DB (23324), SecurityFocus (BID 56902†), OSVDB (88371†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47659†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Sebastian Perez
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09/19/2012 🔍
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03/24/2015 +97 days 🔍
09/12/2025 +3825 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Sebastian Perez
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4991 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63188
X-Force: 80646
SecurityFocus: 56902 - Axway SecureTransport CVE-2012-4991 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 88371
Vulnerability Center: 47659 - Axway SecureTransport <=5.1 SP2 Multiple Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities via a '..%5C\x27 in a URI, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/12/2025 02:21
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (55), 06/15/2017 11:38 (11), 09/12/2025 02:21 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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