SB2013101207 - Path traversal in GNU Xymon
Published: October 12, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013101207
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4173)
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 the trend-data daemon (xymond_rrd) in Xymon 4.x before 4.3.12. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the host name in a "drophost" command.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.