Battle for Wesnoth WML Preprocessor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:26626

Info

Battle for Wesnoth WML Preprocessor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26626
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-5742
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 28 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:16PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: Wesnoth Wesnoth 1.2.7
Wesnoth Wesnoth 1.2.6
Redhat Fedora 7
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Wesnoth Wesnoth 1.2.8

Discussion

Battle for Wesnoth WML Preprocessor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Battle for Wesnoth is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to access sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

Versions prior to Battle for Wesnoth 1.2.8 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Battle for Wesnoth WML Preprocessor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Battle for Wesnoth WML Preprocessor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released updates to address this issue. Contact the vendor for details on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.


Wesnoth Wesnoth 1.2.6

Wesnoth Wesnoth 1.2.7

References

Battle for Wesnoth WML Preprocessor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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