VDB-82484 · SA15234 · OSVDB 16225

Mercur Messaging 2005 messages.ctml File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mercur Messaging 2005. The affected element is an unknown function of the file messages.ctml. Such manipulation leads to path traversal (File). Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mercur Messaging 2005 (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file messages.ctml. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability (File). 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.

The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 by Dr_insane (Website). The advisory is shared for download at osvdb.org. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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 OSVDB (16225†) and Secunia (SA15234†). The entries VDB-25264, VDB-25263, VDB-82480 and VDB-82481 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Path traversal / File
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/02/2005 🔍
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05/03/2005 +0 days 🔍
04/18/2016 +4002 days 🔍
10/12/2018 +907 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82484
Secunia: 15234
OSVDB: 16225 - MERCUR Messaging 2005 messages.ctml Traversal Arbitrary File Creation

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

Created: 04/18/2016 13:09
Updated: 10/12/2018 08:15
Changes: 04/18/2016 13:09 (43), 10/12/2018 08:15 (2)
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