944 : Allaire Forums GetFile.cfm File Retrieval
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
3	3950	over 8 years ago	over 4 years ago	0 times	65%

Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date
1999-02-11	1999-02-11

Description

Allaire Forums contains a flaw that allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the system through the GetFile.cfm program. This could allow information disclosure and lead to system compromise.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

Upgrade to a version of Forums 2.0.5 or greater. If unable to upgrade a workaround is to remove the GetFile.cfm program.

Products

Macromedia, Inc.

Forums

2.0.4

References

ISS X-Force ID: 1748
CVE ID: 1999-0800 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 229
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/asb99-05.html
Generic Informational URL: http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9902&L=ntbugtraq&F=&S=&P=2788

Tools & Filters

Snort	1920

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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