RETIRED: Watchfire AppScan ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
BID:28940
Info
RETIRED: Watchfire AppScan ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
| Bugtraq ID: | 28940 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2008-2015 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Apr 26 2008 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 12 2015 07:48PM |
| Credit: | callAX |
| Vulnerable: |
Watchfire AppScan 7.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
RETIRED: Watchfire AppScan ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
Watchfire AppScan ActiveX Control is prone to multiple vulnerabilities that allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files.
An attacker can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to view a malicious HTML page.
Successfully exploiting these issues will allow the attacker to corrupt and overwrite arbitrary files on the victim's computer in the context of the vulnerable application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer).
Watchfire AppScan 7.0 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.
NOTE: This BID is being retired. The ActiveX controls are not marked 'safe-for-scripting'.
Watchfire AppScan ActiveX Control is prone to multiple vulnerabilities that allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files.
An attacker can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to view a malicious HTML page.
Successfully exploiting these issues will allow the attacker to corrupt and overwrite arbitrary files on the victim's computer in the context of the vulnerable application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer).
Watchfire AppScan 7.0 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.
NOTE: This BID is being retired. The ActiveX controls are not marked 'safe-for-scripting'.
Exploit / POC
RETIRED: Watchfire AppScan ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
An attacker can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.
The following exploit is available:
An attacker can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.
The following exploit is available:
Solution / Fix
RETIRED: Watchfire AppScan ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
References
RETIRED: Watchfire AppScan ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
References:
References:
- AppScan Product Page (Watchfire)
- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797 (Microsoft)