SB2012031904 - Path traversal in Bitweaver

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5086)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in wiki/rankings.php in Bitweaver 2.7 and 2.8.1. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the style parameter.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• http://cross-site-scripting.blogspot.com/2010/07/bit-weaver-27-local-file-inclusion.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40432
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18530
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52176