VDB-75611 · CVE-2015-4068 · BID 74845

Arcserve UDP up to 5.0 Update 3 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Arcserve UDP up to 5.0 Update 3. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-4068. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Arcserve UDP up to 5.0 Update 3. This issue affects an unknown code. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Arcserve UDP before 5.0 Update 4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via a crafted file path to the (1) reportFileServlet or (2) exportServlet servlet.

The weakness was released 05/29/2015 by rgod (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-4068 since 05/22/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/25/2022 with a due date of 04/15/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 5.0 Update 4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 74845†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-75612. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Attacked

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OpenVAS ID: 800720
OpenVAS Name: Arcserve Unified Data Protection Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: UDP 5.0 Update 4

Timelineinfo

05/22/2015 🔍
05/27/2015 +5 days 🔍
05/29/2015 +2 days 🔍
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05/30/2015 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2026 +3980 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: rgod
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75611
SecurityFocus: 74845 - Arcserve Unified Data Protection CVE-2015-4068 Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 05/30/2015 20:12
Updated: 04/22/2026 21:46
Changes: 05/30/2015 20:12 (51), 04/02/2019 00:40 (8), 04/24/2024 10:04 (27), 07/17/2024 00:12 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (2), 02/04/2025 23:48 (13), 04/22/2026 21:46 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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