Pickle "file" Parameter Handling Directory Traversal and File Disclosure Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Pickle, 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 "download.php" script that does not validate the "file" parameter, which could be exploited by malicious users to access and read the contents of arbitrary files.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Pickle
     
Solution   Upgrade to version 20070301 : http://user.ceng.metu.edu.tr/~ahmet/Wiki/Software/pickle/pickle
     
CVE   CVE-2007-1100
     
References  
     
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
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-02-26 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote