cwmExplorer "show_file" Parameter Handling Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in cwmExplorer, which could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. This issue is due to an input validation error in the "index.php" script that does not validate the "show_file" parameter, which could be exploited by malicious people to disclose the contents of arbitrary files via a directory traversal attack.
Note : Various SQL injection issues have also been identified.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
cwmExplorer version 1.1.0 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2006-6766
CVE-2006-6757
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2006-12-21 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote