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Hosting Controller "BrowsePath" Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23585
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Release Date:
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2007-01-03
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Popularity:
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5,004 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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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Unpatched
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| Software: | Hosting Controller 7.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6814
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Description:
Soroush Dalili has reported a vulnerability in Hosting Controller, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information and to manipulate data.
Input passed to the "BrowsePath" parameter in FolderManager/FolderManager.aspx is not properly sanitised before being used to access files. This can be exploited to disclose or manipulate the content of arbitrary files with permissions of the web server via directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability is reported in version 7.00.0003. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Grant only trusted users access to the application.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Soroush Dalili
Original Advisory:
http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-458.html
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