CVE-2004-2565 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in Sambar Server admin pages when IP restrictions are modified.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2565?
CVE-2004-2565 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Sambar Server 6.1 Beta 2 on Windows, and possibly other versions on Linux, when the administrative IP address restrictions have been modified from the default, allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via (1) a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to showini.asp, or (2) an absolute path with drive letter in the log parameter to showlog.asp.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2565?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sambar Sambar Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-2565 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2565 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6p9-5hpx-q6qq.