WebSVN rss.php directory traversal
| websvn-rss-directory-traversal (46050) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WebSVN could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. If magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the rss.php script containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the rev parameter to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WebSVN (2.1.0 or later), available from the WebSVN Web site. See References.
References:
- GulfTech Research And Development, October 20, 2008: WebSVN <= 2.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- WebSVN Web page: WebSVN.
- WebSVN Web site: WebSVN 2.1.0 released!.
- BID-31891: WebSVN Multiple Remote Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- BID-33343: WebSVN Known Path Access Restriction Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-5919: Directory traversal vulnerability in rss.php in WebSVN 2.0 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the rev parameter.
- GLSA-200903-20: WebSVN: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA32338: WebSVN File Overwrite and Cross-Site Scripting
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- Tigris WebSVN 1.00
- Tigris WebSVN 1.01
- Tigris WebSVN 1.02
- Tigris WebSVN 1.03
- Tigris WebSVN 1.04
- Tigris WebSVN 1.10
- Tigris WebSVN 1.20
- Tigris WebSVN 1.31a
- Tigris WebSVN 1.32
- Tigris Websvn 1.33
- Tigris Websvn 1.34
- Tigris WebSVN 1.37
- Tigris WebSVN 1.38
- Tigris WebSVN 1.39
- Tigris WebSVN 1.40
- Tigris WebSVN 1.51
- Tigris WebSVN 1.60
- Tigris WebSVN 1.61
- Tigris WebSVN 1.62
- Tigris WebSVN 2.0
Reported:
Oct 20, 2008
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