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SecurityReporter "name" Directory Traversal
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26167
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Release Date:
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2007-07-24
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Last Update:
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2007-07-27
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Popularity:
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5,827 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: | Sidewinder G2 Security Reporter
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-3986
CVE-2007-3985
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Description:
Oliver Karow has reported a vulnerability in SecurityReporter, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
Input passed to the "name" parameter in file.cgi is not properly sanitised before being used to download files. This can be exploited to download arbitrary files via directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability is reported in version 4.6.3. Previous versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply the vendor patch.
http://www.securecomputing.com/download/SR4.6.3p1exe
Provided and/or discovered by:
Oliver Karow
Changelog:
2007-07-25: Added reporter's link to the "Original Advisory" section.
2007-07-27: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Secure Computing:
http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?skey=1429
Oliver Karow:
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/securityreporter.txt
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