StarOffice StarScheduler Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

BID:1040

Info

StarOffice StarScheduler Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1040
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 09 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 09 2000 12:00AM
Credit: First posted to BugTraq by Vanja Hrustic <[email protected]> on March 9, 2000.
Vulnerable: Sun StarOffice 5.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

StarOffice StarScheduler Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

StarOffice is a desktop office suite offered by Sun Microsystems. StarScheduler is a groupware server that ships with StarOffice and includes a webserver that runs as root by default. When a request it sent to a webserver for a document, the StarScheduler httpd will follow "../" paths if provided. As a result, exploiting this allows an attacker to view any file on the target system (the server runs as root..), including files such as /etc/shadow.

Exploit / POC

StarOffice StarScheduler Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

http://starscheduler_server:801/../../../../etc/shadow

Solution / Fix

StarOffice StarScheduler Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

StarOffice StarScheduler Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

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