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CVE-2002-0465: Hosting Controller: Command injection

CVE-2002-0465 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Hosting Controller. 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 filemanager.asp for Hosting Controller 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary files, and execute commands, via a .. (dot dot) in the OpenPath parameter.

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.

Affected products

• Hosting Controller: 1.4; 1.4.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3811
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0039.html
• http://www.hostingcontroller.com/english/patches/ForAll/download/foldersecurity.zip
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7824