Newsdesk.cgi allows read access to files
| newsdesk-cgi-read-files (5898) |  High Risk |
Description:
Ibrow Newsdesk could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker can submit a request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the URL to view any file on the Web server with the privileges of httpd. An attacker can use this to post new news or upload HTML to the htdoc's directory.
Platforms Affected:
- Ibrow, Newsdesk 1.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jan 03 2001 - 19:00:17 CST, News Desk 1.2 CGI Vulnerbility at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0042.html.
- Ibrow Web site, Ibrow at http://www.ibrow.com/.
- BID-2172: Ibrow newsdesk.cgi File Disclosure Vulnerablility
- CVE-2001-0231: Directory traversal vulnerability in newsdesk.cgi in News Desk 1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. in the t parameter.
- US-CERT VU#496064: ibrow NewsDesk does not securely handle input passed to open()
Reported:
Jan 04, 2001
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