Confixx Discloses '/root' Contents to Remote Authenticated Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1010584
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1010584
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CVE Reference: GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 25 2004
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Impact: Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Confixx. A remote authenticated user may be able to read files in the '/root' directory.
Dirk Pirschel reported that a remote authenticated user can supply a specially crafted backup request via the web interface to view
files in '/root'. Files used to build the '/etc/shadow' password file can be obtained, the report said.
The vendor was reportedly
notified on June 24, 2004.
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Impact: A remote authenticated user can view the contents of the '/root' directory.
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Solution: No solution was available at the time of this entry.
The author of the report recommends that, as a workaround, you disable the backup script.
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Vendor URL: www.sw-soft.com/en/products/confixx/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error, Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Reported By: Dirk Pirschel <dirk@pirschel.de>
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:08:34 +0200
From: Dirk Pirschel <dirk@pirschel.de>
Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Security hole in Confixx backup script
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Hi,
I found a security hole in Confixx. A malicious backup request via the
webinterface might be used by any user to read files located in /root
(which is the default installation directory of confixx).
The most interesting files you can retrieve with this attack are:
/root/confixx/safe/shadow.tmp
/root/confixx/safe/shadow_header
These files are used to build /etc/shadow, i.e. they contain all
(encrypted) passwords used on this host.
SWSoft has been informed yesterday at 22:30 (CET).
If you are using confixx, you should disable the backup script.
-Dirk
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