IPCheck Server Monitor Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22205

Synopsis

The remote web server is prone to a directory traversal attack.

Description

The remote host is running IPCheck Server Monitor, a network resource monitoring tool for Windows.

The installed version of IPCheck Server Monitor fails to filter directory traversal sequences from requests that pass through web server interface. An attacker can exploit this issue to read arbitrary files on the remote host subject to the privileges under which the affected application runs.

Solution

Upgrade to IPCheck Server Monitor version 5.3.3.639/640 or later.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442822/30/0/threaded

https://www.paessler.com/ipcheck/history

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444227/30/0/threaded

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22205

File Name: ipcheck_dir_traversal.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/14/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4140

BID: 19473