IBM Directory Server 'ldacgi' Discloses Files to Remote Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1010834 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1010834
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 2 2004
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 4.1 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the IBM Directory Server in 'ldacgi.exe'. A remote user can view files on the target system with the privileges of the web service.
Oliver Karow reported that the script does not properly validate user-supplied input in the 'Template' parameter. A remote user can supply a path containing directory traversal characters ('../') to view arbitrary files on the target system.
A demonstration exploit URL is provided:
http://myserver/ldap/cgi-bin/ldacgi.exe?Action=Substitute&Template=../../../../../boot.ini&Sub=LocalePath&LocalePath=enus1252
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/IDS_directory_traversal.txt
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Impact:
A remote user can view arbitrary files on the target system with the privileges of the web service.
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Solution:
The vendor was already aware of the vulnerability and has released a fix as part of 3.2.2 Fix Pack 4 (http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg24006917) and 4.1 Fix Pack 3.
APARs IR53631 and IR52692 provide additional information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IR53631
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IR52692
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Vendor URL: www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IR52692 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (AIX), UNIX (HP/UX), UNIX (Solaris - SunOS), Windows (2000)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 10:44:02 +0200
Subject: [Full-Disclosure] =?iso-8859-1?Q?IBM_Directory_Server_-_ldacgi=2Eexe?=
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hi there,
try this to read any file on IBM Directory Server <= 4.1
http://myserver/ldap/cgi-bin/ldacgi.exe?Action=Substitute&Template=../../../../../boot.ini&Sub=LocalePath&LocalePath=enus1252
PS:
This vuln is already known to IBM and a fix is available.
But since i did not found any information about existence and
exploitation of this vuln on the web, i wrote this little mail.
For further information look here:
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/IDS_directory_traversal.txt
/Oliver
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