Verity Ultraseek highlight information disclosure
| verity-ultraseek-highlight-info-disclosure (30311) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Verity Ultraseek could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by a vulnerability in the highlight script. A remote attacker could send a direct request to the /highlight/index.html script to pass parameters to arbitrary URLs and receive arbitrary information or use enumeration techniques to identify internal addresses and open ports.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Verity Ultraseek (5.7 or later), available from the Verity Download Center Web page. See References.
References:
- Ultraseek Web site: Release Notes for Ultraseek 5.7.
- Verity Web site: Verity Download Center.
- ZDI-06-042: Verity Ultraseek Request Proxying Vulnerability.
- BID-21120: Verity Ultraseek Information Disclosure and Request Proxying Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-5819: Verity Ultraseek before 5.7 allows remote attackers to use the server as a proxy for web attacks and host scanning via a direct request to the highlight/index.html script.
- OSVDB ID: 30286: Verity Ultraseek /highlight/index.html Arbitrary Proxy
- SECTRACK ID: 1017235: Ultraseek `/highlight/index.html` Script Lets Remote Users Connect to Other Systems
- US-CERT VU#559616: Autonomy Ultraseek default configuration does not adequately restrict in-document highlighting
Platforms Affected:
- Verity Ultraseek prior to 5.7
Reported:
Nov 15, 2006
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