PLESK Filemanager.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:20155

Info

PLESK Filemanager.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 20155
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 22 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 22 2006 10:31PM
Credit: GuanYu is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Plesk Plesk Reload 7.5
Plesk Plesk for Windows 7.6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PLESK Filemanager.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

PLESK is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails 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.

Versions 7.5 Reload (and prior) and 7.6 for Windows are vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

PLESK Filemanager.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability via a web client.

An example URI has been provided:

https://www.example.com:8443/filemanager/filemanager.php?cmd=chdir&file=../

Solution / Fix

PLESK Filemanager.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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

Reportedly, the vendor has released fixes to address this issue. Symantec has not confirmed this.

References

PLESK Filemanager.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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