#VU44263 Path traversal in Lenovo ThinkManagement Console - CVE-2012-1196
Published: February 18, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44263
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1196
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Lenovo ThinkManagement Console
Lenovo ThinkManagement Console
Software vendor:
LANDesk Software
LANDesk Software
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 VulCore web service (WSVulnerabilityCore/VulCore.asmx) in Lenovo ThinkManagement Console 9.0.3. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a SetTaskLogByFile SOAP request.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.