VDB-96943 · CVE-2017-5163 · BID 95815

Belden Hirschmann GECKO Lite 2.0.00 Download Password path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Belden Hirschmann GECKO Lite 2.0.00. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Download Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal (Password). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-5163. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Belden Hirschmann GECKO Lite 2.0.00 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Download Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Belden Hirschmann GECKO Lite Managed switch, Version 2.0.00 and prior versions. After an administrator downloads a configuration file, a copy of the configuration file, which includes hashes of user passwords, is saved to a location that is accessible without authentication by path traversal.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2017. The weakness was presented 02/13/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5163 since 01/03/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95815†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2017 🔍
01/26/2017 +23 days 🔍
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02/13/2017 +18 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/02/2020 +1296 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5163 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96943
SecurityFocus: 95815 - Belden Hirschmann GECKO CVE-2017-5163 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5163 - Belden Hirschmann - GECKO - Directory Traversal Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2017 09:19
Updated: 09/02/2020 10:35
Changes: 02/14/2017 09:19 (58), 09/02/2020 10:35 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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