Directory traversal vulnerability in the HelpCenter module in Help Center Live (HCL) 2.0.6 and 2.1.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have unspecified other impact via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to module.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
| Advisory | Patch | Confirmed | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADV-2010-1009 | |||
| 39732 | |||
| 12421 | |||
| 39615 | |||
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/helpcenterl... |
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (ID 22)
Related CAPEC 7
Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-ID 139)
Directory Traversal (CAPEC-ID 213)
File System Function Injection, Content Based (CAPEC-ID 23)
Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic (CAPEC-ID 64)
Manipulating Input to File System Calls (CAPEC-ID 76)
Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding (CAPEC-ID 78)
Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding (CAPEC-ID 79)