#VU45375 Path traversal in Majordomo 2 - CVE-2011-0049
Published: February 4, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45375
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0049
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Majordomo 2
Majordomo 2
Software vendor:
mj2.org
mj2.org
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 _list_file_get function in lib/Majordomo.pm in Majordomo 2 before 20110131. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via . (dot dot) sequences in the help command, as demonstrated using (1) a crafted email and (2) cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr in the web interface.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://osvdb.org/70762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43125
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8061
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16103
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363726
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516150/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46127
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025024
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0288
- https://bug628064.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=506481
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=628064
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65113
- https://sitewat.ch/en/Advisory/View/1