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CVE-2002-1058: Cobalt Qube: Path traversal

CVE-2002-1058 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Cobalt Qube. 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 splashAdmin.php for Cobalt Qube 3.0 allows local users and remote attackers, to gain privileges as the Qube Admin via .. (dot dot) sequences in the sessionId cookie that point to an alternate session file.

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

• Cobalt Qube: 3.0

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9669.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5297
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0261.html