Talentsoft Web+ Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:1722

Info

Talentsoft Web+ Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1722
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 27 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 27 2000 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Delphis <[email protected]> and posted in a Delphis security advisory <DST2K0032> on Sep 27, 2000
Vulnerable: TalentSoft Web+ Server 4.6
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.x
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 2.x
- Linux libc 5x
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Redhat Linux 5.x
- Redhat Linux 4.x
- Sun Solaris x86
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
TalentSoft Web+ Monitor 4.6
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.x
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 2.x
- Linux libc 5x
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Redhat Linux 5.x
- Redhat Linux 4.x
- Sun Solaris x86
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
TalentSoft Web+ Client 4.6
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.x
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 2.x
- Linux libc 5x
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Redhat Linux 5.x
- Redhat Linux 4.x
- Sun Solaris x86
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Talentsoft Web+ Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability

Talentsoft Web+ is a web application server that can be integrated with various web technologies.

Web+ can be used to display the source code of WML files residing on an NTFS parition by appending certain data to the known WML file. This vulnerability is also known to work if the scripts directory is set to the web root which enables the disclosure of other script (eg. ASP files) source code.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may reveal source code, table names, usernames, passwords, and other forms of confidential data.

Exploit / POC

Talentsoft Web+ Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability

http://target/cgi-bin/webplus.exe?script=test.wml::$DATA

Solution / Fix

Talentsoft Web+ Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Talensoft has addressed this issue:

"You require build 542 (to fully disable the parsing of ::$DATA requires using a newly rebuilt webplus.dll in addition to the use of build 542 of webpsvc.exe web+ server)). If you have any issues obtaining this patch please contact Talentsoft support."

References

Talentsoft Web+ Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability

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