CVE-2010-4731 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated administrators can read arbitrary files via path traversal in WebSCADA and NetBiter industrial network devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-4731?

CVE-2010-4731 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Feb 2011. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in cgi-bin/read.cgi in WebSCADA WS100 and WS200, Easy Connect EC150, Modbus RTU - TCP Gateway MB100, and Serial Ethernet Server SS100 on the IntelliCom NetBiter NB100 and NB200 platforms allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4463.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4731?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Intellicom Netbiter Easyconnect Ec150, Intellicom Netbiter Modbus Rtu-Tcp Gateway Mb100, Intellicom Netbiter Nb100, Intellicom Netbiter Nb200, Intellicom Netbiter Serial Ethernet Server Ss100, Intellicom Netbiter Webscada Ws100 and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4731?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4731 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-2010-4731 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4731 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f58w-7g2m-rjqc.

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