Path traversal in Baofeng Storm

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU37999

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0115

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 log viewer in Apache Storm 0.9.0.1. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the file parameter to log.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Storm: 0.9.0.1

External links

http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STORM-269
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/storm-dev/201404.mbox/%3CJIRA.12704141.1395964296891.201561.1398799995645@arcas%3E

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.