TWiki Remote File Disclosure and Command Execution Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in TWiki, which could be exploited by attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "bin/configure" script that does not validate the "image" parameter, which could be exploited by attackers to disclose the contents of arbitrary files via directory traversal or execute malicious code.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
TWiki versions prior to 4.2.3
     
Solution   Upgrade to TWiki version 4.2.3 : http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/DownloadTWiki
     
CVE   CVE-2008-3195
     
References   http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-3195
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2008-09-16 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote