VDB-90390 · CVE-2016-1605 · OpenVAS 902096

NetIQ Sentinel up to 7.4.1 ReportViewServlet fileType path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetIQ Sentinel up to 7.4.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ReportViewServlet. The manipulation of the argument fileType with the input PREVIEW results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1605. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NetIQ Sentinel up to 7.4.1. Affected is some unknown processing of the component ReportViewServlet. The manipulation of the argument fileType with the input value PREVIEW 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ReportViewServlet servlet in the server in NetIQ Sentinel 7.4.x before 7.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a PREVIEW value for the fileType field.

The weakness was published 07/01/2016 as Sentinel 7.4.2 has been released as confirmed news (Website). The advisory is available at netiq.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1605 since 01/12/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 7.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at dl.netiq.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The news contains the following remark:

This release also includes other important software fixes. See the Release Notes for more information.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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OpenVAS ID: 902096
OpenVAS Name: NetIQ Sentinel Server Authentication Bypass and Arbitrary File Download
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Sentinel 7.4.2

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01/12/2016 🔍
07/01/2016 +171 days 🔍
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07/31/2016 +30 days 🔍
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03/15/2019 +956 days 🔍

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Vendor: microfocus.com

Advisory: Sentinel 7.4.2 has been released
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90390
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2016 13:09
Updated: 03/15/2019 08:39
Changes: 08/01/2016 13:09 (63), 03/15/2019 08:39 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:EB0:103

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