Ultraseek contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker loads scripts without any parameters, which will disclose the software's installation path resulting in a loss of confidentiality. While such information is relatively low risk, it is often useful in carrying out additional, more focused attacks. The impacted scripts are:
/help/header.html
/help/footer.html
/spell.html
/coreforma.html
/daterange.html
/hits.html
/hitsnavbottom.html
/indexform.html
/indexforma.html
/languages.html
/nohits.html
/onehit1.html
/onehit2.html
/query.html
/queryform0.html
/queryform0a.html
/queryform1.html
/queryform1a.html
/queryform2.html
/queryform2a.html
/quicklinks.html
/relatedtopics.html
/signin.html
/subtopics.html
/thesaurus.html
/topics.html
/hitspagebar.html
/highlight/highlight.html
/highlight/highlight_one.html
/highlight/topnav.html
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit:
Exploit Public
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified
OSVDB:
Web Related
Solution
Upgrade to version 5.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.