imageVue upload.php file upload directory traversal

imagevue-upload-file-upload (24633) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

imageVue could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories and upload arbitrary files on the systems. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted URL request to the upload.php script containing "dot dot" sequences in the 'path' parameter, which could allow the attacker to upload a malicious file and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.4
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 2.5
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of imageVue (16.2 or later), available from the imageVue Web site. See References.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Feb 11 2006 - 08:58:56 CST: imageVue16.1 upload vulnerability.
  • imagevuex.com Web site: Welcome to Imagevue!.
  • BID-16594: ImageVue Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-0702: admin/upload.php in imageVue 16.1 allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to certain allowed folders via .. (dot dot) sequences in the path parameter. NOTE: due to the lack of details, the specific vulnerability type cannot be determined, although it might be due to directory traversal.
  • SA18802: ImageVue Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-0570: ImageVue Remote File Upload and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • imageVue imageVue 0.16.1

Reported:

Feb 11, 2006

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