Surfnet Kiosk Filesystem Access Vulnerability

BID:9346

Info

Surfnet Kiosk Filesystem Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9346
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 02 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 02 2004 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Info Touch Surfnet 1.31
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Surfnet Kiosk Filesystem Access Vulnerability

Surfnet kiosk software is prone to a vulnerability that may permit kiosk users to access the underlying filesystem. Users may access the underlying filesystem by attempting to access a 'file://' URI. This violates the security model of the software and could permit malicious individuals to abuse the system hosting the software.

Exploit / POC

Surfnet Kiosk Filesystem Access Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

Surfnet Kiosk Filesystem 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]>.

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