ION Script Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:6091

Info

ION Script Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6091
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1559
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 01 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to Zero X.
Vulnerable: ION Script 1.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ION Script Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in ION Script.

By sending a malicious HTTP request to a webserver running the vulnerable ION Script package, it is possible for a remote attacker to disclose arbitrary webserver readable files. As webservers are often run with high privileges, it may be possible to disclose sensitive system files.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to gain information required to launch further attacks against the target system.

ION Script for UNIX has also been confirmed vulnerable to this issue.

It is not yet known which ION Script packages are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

ION Script Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited using a web browser. The following examples were submitted:

http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/ion-p.exe?page=c:\winnt\repair\sam

http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/ion-p?page=../../../../../etc/hosts

Solution / Fix

ION Script Remote File Disclosure 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

ION Script Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

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