Hosting Controller Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:3808

Info

Hosting Controller Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3808
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2002-0466
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 05 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 09:56AM
Credit: Discovered and posted to Bugtraq by Phuong Nguyen <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Hosting Controller Hosting Controller 1.4.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Hosting Controller Directory Traversal Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in Hosting Controller which may allow a remote attacker to display arbitrary directories and files.

Reportedly, Hosting Controller is prone to directory traversal attacks. By appending 'filepath=driveletter:\' to a web request, it is possible for an attacker to break out of root and browse the filesystem of the host.

Exploit / POC

Hosting Controller Directory Traversal Vulnerability

No exploit code is required.

Solution / Fix

Hosting Controller Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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

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Hosting Controller Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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