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SAXoTECH Online "url" Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA19566
Release Date: 2006-04-12
Last Update: 2006-06-28
Popularity: 5,407 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:SAXoTECH Online 5.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-1771


Description:
Data Security has reported a vulnerability in SAXoTECH Online, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "url" parameter in "apps/pbcs.dll/misc" is not properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to disclose the contents of arbitrary files via directory traversal attacks.

Solution:
Update to version 5.3.07 or 5.4.0b2.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Data Security

Changelog:
2006-04-16: Added CVE reference.
2006-04-17: Changed affected product.
2006-06-28: Updated "Solution" section.


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