BRS WebWeaver Web Server File Access Vulnerability

BID:6041

Info

BRS WebWeaver Web Server File Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6041
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1546
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 24 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to Tamer Sahin <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: BRS WebWeaver 1.0 1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BRS WebWeaver Web Server File Access Vulnerability

WebWeaver's Web server has a flaw that discloses the contents of potentially sensitive files to attackers.

It is possible for an attacker to bypass WebWeaver's input validation by constructing a request containing './' character sequences. Information obtained in this manner may allow an attacker to launch further, potentially destructive, attacks against the vulnerable server.

Exploit / POC

BRS WebWeaver Web Server File Access Vulnerability

This vulnerability can be exploited with a Web browser.

Solution / Fix

BRS WebWeaver Web Server File Access 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

BRS WebWeaver Web Server File Access Vulnerability

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