1 : ColdFusion Application Server exprcalc.cfm OpenFilePath Parameter Arbitrary File Disclosure
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
18	5091	over 9 years ago	about 1 year ago	11 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date	Vendor Solution Date
1998-12-25	1998-12-25	1999-02-04

Days of Exposure
41 days

Description

ColdFusion contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when an attacker specifies the OpenFilePath variable in the Expression Evaluator. This allows an attacker to view the contents of arbitrary files on the server and may result in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Workaround, Patch / RCS, Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. Additionally, the vendor has released a patch for Windows NT and Solaris installation to address this issue, or users may opt to apply the following workaround: remove all sample code from the server.

Products

Macromedia, Inc.	ColdFusion	2.0
		3.0
		3.1
		4.0

References

Bugtraq ID: 115
ISS X-Force ID: 1740
CVE ID: 1999-0455 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 50620
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999_2/0216.html
Other Advisory URL: http://wiretrip.net/rfp/txt/phrack54.txt
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/security/security_zone/asb99-01.html
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/asb99-01.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.phrack.org/phrack/54/P54-08 [ Link is 404 ]

Tools & Filters

Nikto	509 510
	10001
Snort	911

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

RFP - rfpwiretrip.net - RFP Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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