MapInfo Discovery Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

BID:10927

Info

MapInfo Discovery Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 10927
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 15 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 15 2003 12:00AM
Credit: An anonymous person disclosed these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable: MapInfo MapInfo Discovery 1.1
MapInfo MapInfo Discovery 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

MapInfo Discovery Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Multiple remote vulnerabilities are reported in MapInfo Discovery.

The first issue is reported to be an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker may gain access to potentially sensitive error log information that could aid an attacker in further system compromise.

The second issue is reported to be a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied URI argument data. This could allow for execution of hostile HTML and script code in the web client of a user who visits a malicious link to the vulnerable site. This code execution would occur in the security context of the site hosting the vulnerable software. Exploitation could allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials. Other attacks are also possible.

The third issue is reported to be a plaintext password information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker with the ability to sniff network traffic could capture user and SQL database credentials.

The fourth issue is reported to be an administrative login authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker with a regular user account on the application can gain administrative access.

MapInfo Discovery versions 1.0 and 1.1 are reported susceptible to these vulnerabilities.

Exploit / POC

MapInfo Discovery Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

An exploit is not required. Proof of concept examples were provided:

Issue 1, the URI to retrieve the error log of the application:
http://www.example.com/midiscovery/ErrLog/mi3errors.log

Issue 2, an example URI containing a cross-site scripting attack:
http://www.example.com/midiscovery/MapFrame.asp?mapID=5&mapname=<script>

Issue 3, this URI handles user authentication in plaintext over a non-encrypted HTTP session:
http://www.example.com/midiscovery/asplib/SignIn.asp

Issue 3, an example of HTML form data containing SQL database credentials:
<INPUT TYPE="text" size="30" maxlength="50" NAME="DatabaseName" Value="MIDiscovery" >
<INPUT TYPE="text" size="30" maxlength="50" NAME="DatabaseServerName" Value="10.0.0.2">
<INPUT TYPE="text" size="30" maxlength="70" NAME="DatabaseUserName" Value="midiscovery">
<INPUT TYPE="password" size="21" maxlength="20" NAME="DatabaseUserPassword1" Value="lirumisu69">
<INPUT TYPE="password" size="21" maxlength="20" NAME="DatabaseUserPassword2" Value="lirumisu69">

Issue 4, an example of a URI containing the 'ps' administrative flag:
http://www.example.com/midiscovery/asplib/MapPassword.asp?id=140&ps=0&Wrong=1

Solution / Fix

MapInfo Discovery Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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