Apache MyFaces "javax.faces.resource" File Disclosure Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been reported in Apache MyFaces, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose certain sensitive information.
Input appended to the URL or passed via the "ln" parameter to the "javax.faces.resource" resource handler is not properly verified before being used to display files. This can be exploited to disclose the contents of certain files from local resources via directory traversal sequences.
The vulnerability is reported in versions 2.0.1 through 2.0.11 and versions 2.1.0 through 2.1.5.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Apache MyFaces 2.0.xApache MyFaces 2.1.x
     
Solution   Update to version 2.0.12 or 2.1.6.
     
CVE   CVE-2011-4367
     
References   http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/myfaces-announce/201202.mbox/%3C4F33ED1F.4070007%40apache.org%3E
     
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 
2012-02-10 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Remote