Eye Eye-Fi Helper prior 2.6.9.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eye Eye-Fi Helper. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-4696. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Eye Eye-Fi Helper. This issue affects an unknown function. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Eye-Fi Helper before 3.4.23 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filesignature in a GetPhotoStatus request.

The weakness was presented 03/03/2014 by Paul (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-4696 since 12/08/2011. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65688 (Eye-Fi Helper < 3.4.23 Directory Traversal), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120773 (Eye-Fi Helper Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.6.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80995), Tenable (65688), SecurityFocus (BID 57163†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38086†). 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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Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 65688
Nessus Name: Eye-Fi Helper < 3.4.23 Directory Traversal
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Eye-Fi Helper 2.6.9.0

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12/08/2011 🔍
01/04/2013 +393 days 🔍
01/04/2013 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2013 +12 days 🔍
03/26/2013 +69 days 🔍
03/03/2014 +342 days 🔍
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03/25/2015 +387 days 🔍
04/13/2025 +3671 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Paul
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-4696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69293
X-Force: 80995
SecurityFocus: 57163 - Eye-Fi Helper CVE-2011-4696 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 38086 - Eye-Fi Helper <3.4.23 Directory Traversal Vulnerability Allows Remote File Overwrite \\ DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 04/13/2025 00:26
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (60), 04/23/2017 19:30 (5), 03/15/2022 07:48 (3), 04/13/2025 00:26 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:B41:103

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