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CVE-2001-1586: Analogx Simpleserver Www: Path traversal

CVE-2001-1586 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Analogx Simpleserver Www. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Directory traversal vulnerability in SimpleServer:WWW 1.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via encoded ../ ("%2E%2E%2F%") sequences in a request to the cgi-bin/ directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2000-0664.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Underlying weakness

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected products

• Analogx Simpleserver Www: up to and including 1.13; 1.0.8; 1.01; 1.03; 1.04; 1.05; 1.06

References

• http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jul/660
• http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5TP0B1P4UK.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3112
• http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/sswww.htm
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56631