Xymon Remote Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

BID:61466

Info

Xymon Remote Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 61466
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-4173
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 26 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 13 2013 01:36PM
Credit: cleaver
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xymon Remote Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Xymon is prone to an arbitrary file-deletion vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue with directory-traversal strings ('../') to delete arbitrary files; this may aid in launching further attacks.

Exploit / POC

Xymon Remote Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

Xymon Remote Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

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

References

Xymon Remote Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

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