Xerox DocuShare Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

BID:5883

Info

Xerox DocuShare Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5883
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 03 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 03 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery credited to Ryan Purita.
Vulnerable: Xerox DocuShare 2.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xerox DocuShare Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

A vulnerability has be discovered in Xerox DocuShare v2.2.

Reportedly the default DocuShare configuration settings allow remote users to connect anonymously and access features that should otherwise be accessible by authenticated users only. Under default settings it is possible for an anonymous user to upload malicious files to the server.

It should be noted that it is not yet known whether later versions of the software are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Xerox DocuShare Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Xerox DocuShare Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we 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]>.

References

Xerox DocuShare Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

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