Novell GroupWise WebAccess User.interface Directory Traversal

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59968

Synopsis

The application hosted on the remote web server has a directory traversal vulnerability.

Description

The version of Novell GroupWise WebAccess hosted on the remote web server has a directory traversal vulnerability. Input to the User.interface parameter is not properly sanitized. An attacker could exploit this to download files under the WebAccess directory structure.

Solution

Upgrade to GroupWise 8.0 Support Pack 3 or later.

See Also

https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7000708

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59968

File Name: groupwise_webaccess_userinterface_dir_trav.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/13/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:novell:groupwise_webaccess

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0410

BID: 54253