SoftArtisans FileUp Viewsrc.ASP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:21821

Info

SoftArtisans FileUp Viewsrc.ASP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 21821
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-6865
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 30 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 05 2007 11:55PM
Credit: Inge Henriksen is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: SoftArtisans FileUp 5.0.14
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SoftArtisans FileUp Viewsrc.ASP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

FileUp is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve the contents of arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the affected application. Information obtained may aid in further attacks.

FileUp 5.0.14 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Note that the affected 'viewsrc.asp' script is a sample script available with the application and may not be installed by default.

Exploit / POC

SoftArtisans FileUp Viewsrc.ASP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability via a web client.

The following proof of concept is available:

http://www.example.xom/SAFileUpSamples/util/viewsrc.asp?path=/SAFileUpSamples/%c0%ae./%c0%ae./web.config

Solution / Fix

SoftArtisans FileUp Viewsrc.ASP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor stated that this issue will be addressed in a future version of FileUp.

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: mailto:[email protected].

References

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