SiteKiosk ActiveX information disclosure

sitekiosk-activex-information-disclosure (30878)

Low Risk

Description:

SiteKiosk could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the ActiveX control to view or download arbitrary files with the privileges of the victim.

*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 SiteKiosk (version 6.5.150 or later), available from the SiteKiosk Web site. See References.

References:

• Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Dec 11 2006 - 17:01:02 CST: [SBDA] SiteKiosk - FileSystem Access.
• SiteKiosk Web site: SiteKiosk 6.
• BID-21567: SiteKiosk About Prefix Zone-Bypass Vulnerability
• CVE-2006-6510: An unspecified ActiveX control in SiteKiosk before 6.5.150 is installed safe for scripting, which allows local users to bypass security protections and read arbitrary files via certain functions.
• SA23253: SiteKiosk Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
• VUPEN/ADV-2006-4985: SiteKiosk Multiple Client-Side Security Bypass and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

• Microsoft Windows XP SP2
• PROVISIO SiteKiosk prior to 6.5.150

Reported:

Dec 11, 2006

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