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Webmin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20777
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Release Date:
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2006-06-23
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Last Update:
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2006-06-30
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Popularity:
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7,932 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Webmin 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-3274
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Description:
Keigo Yamazaki has reported a vulnerability Webmin, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within the handling of URL requests containing the backslash "\" character. This can be exploited to gain access to arbitrary files on a Windows system via directory traversal attacks.
Successful exploitation requires that Webmin is used on the Windows platform.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.270 and prior.
Solution:
Update to version 1.280.
http://www.webmin.com/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Keigo Yamazaki, Little eArth Corporation (LAC).
Changelog:
2006-06-23: Updated "Description", "Original Advisory" and credit sections.
2006-06-30: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Little eArth Corporation (LAC):
http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/88_e.html
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