InfoVista VistaPortal Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	16776
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 22 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 23 2006 08:52PM
Credit:	P Robinson is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	InfoVista VistaPortal Standard Edition 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

InfoVista VistaPortal Directory Traversal Vulnerability

VistaPortal is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the affected application. Information obtained may aid in further attacks. Reports indicate VistaPortal is run with superuser privileges, increasing the impact of successful exploitation.

InfoVista VistaPortal Directory Traversal Vulnerability

This vulnerability may be exploited with a web client.

InfoVista VistaPortal Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a hotfix (IV00038969) to address this issue. Please contact the vendor for information on obtaining the appropriate updates.

InfoVista VistaPortal Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:

• Vendor Homepage (InfoVista)
  
• VistaPortal Homepage (InfoVista)
  
• IRM 017: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Infovista Portal SE (IRM Security Advisory)