McAfee Asset Manager 6.6 reportFileName path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Asset Manager 6.6. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument reportFileName results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-2588. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in McAfee Asset Manager 6.6. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument reportFileName with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in servlet/downloadReport in McAfee Asset Manager 6.6 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the reportFileName parameter.

The weakness was released 03/24/2014 by Brandon Perry (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2588 since 03/23/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details and 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 Brandon Perry and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12906 (McAfee Asset Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 14006.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91930), Exploit-DB (32368), SecurityFocus (BID 66302†), OSVDB (104633†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44010†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-66770 and VDB-66769. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Brandon Perry
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: 125775
Researcher: Brandon Perry
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-2588 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66771
X-Force: 91930
SecurityFocus: 66302 - Multiple McAfee Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 104633
SecurityTracker: 1029927
Vulnerability Center: 44010 - McAfee Asset Manager 6.6 Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability via reportFileName Parameter, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 10/16/2024 17:27
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (61), 05/25/2017 10:21 (14), 02/06/2022 09:48 (4), 10/16/2024 17:27 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:AF6:103

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