Linksys WVC54GCA /adm/file.cgi directory traversal

wvc54gca-admfile-dir-traversal (50231)

Medium Risk

Description:

Linksys WVC54GCA could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the /adm/file.cgi script containing URL-encoded "dot dot" sequences (%2f%2e.%2f) in the next_file parameter to view arbitrary files on the device.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	3.3
Access Vector:	Adjacent Network
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	3.1
Exploitability:	High
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.

References:

• GNUCITIZEN Blog, April 23th, 2009: Hacking Linksys IP Cameras (pt 3).
• Linksys Web site: WVC54GCA Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera.
• BID-34713: Linksys WVC54GCA Wireless-G 'adm/file.cgi' Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2009-1558: Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e. (encoded dot dot) or an absolute pathname in the next_file parameter.
• OSVDB ID: 55134: Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA IP Camera adm/file.cgi Multiple Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
• VUPEN/ADV-2009-1173: Linkys WVC54GCA Security Bypass and Information Disclosure

Platforms Affected:

• Linksys WVC54GCA 1.00R22
• Linksys WVC54GCA 1.00R24

Reported:

Apr 23, 2009

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