Zend Platform ZendSession Manager Daemon directory traversal
| zend-zendsession-directory-traversal (28576) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Zend Platform could allow a remote attacker to traverse dirctories and create or view session files, caused by a vulnerability in the ZendSession Manager Daemon. By sending a specially-crafted request using directory traversal techniques, a remote attacker could create or read session files with privileges of the daemon and possibly execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Zend (2.2.1a or later), available from the Zend Web site. See References.
References:
- Hardened-PHP Project Security Advisory 2006/08/24: Zend Platform Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities.
- Zend Web site: Zend Platform.
- BID-19692: Zend Platform Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4432: Directory traversal vulnerability in Zend Platform 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the final component of the PHP session identifier (PHPSESSID). NOTE: in some cases, this issue can be leveraged to perform direct static code injection.
- OSVDB ID: 28232: Zend Platform PHP Session Identifier Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite
- SA21573: Zend Platform Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3388: Zend Platform Multiple Remote Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Zend Technologies Zend Platforms 2.2.1 and prior
Reported:
Aug 24, 2006
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