Pivot 'refkey' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

BID:34160

Info

Pivot 'refkey' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 34160
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 18 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 23 2009 10:06PM
Credit: Alfons Luja
Vulnerable: Pivot Pivot 1.40.6
Pivot Pivot 1.40.5
Pivot Pivot 1.40.4
Pivot Pivot 1.40.3
Pivot Pivot 1.40.2
Pivot Pivot 1.40.1
Not Vulnerable: Pivot Pivot 1.40.7

Discussion

Pivot 'refkey' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Pivot is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers delete arbitrary files.

Successful exploits may corrupt data and deny service to legitimate users.

Pivot 1.40.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Pivot 'refkey' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/~pivot_1406_full/extensions/bbclone_tools/count.php?refkey=../../../extensions/bbclone_tools/hr_conf.php

Solution / Fix

Pivot 'refkey' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.


Pivot Pivot 1.40.1

Pivot Pivot 1.40.2

Pivot Pivot 1.40.3

Pivot Pivot 1.40.4

Pivot Pivot 1.40.5

Pivot Pivot 1.40.6

References

Pivot 'refkey' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

References:

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