PT-2012-5690 · Novell · Novell File Reporter

Juan Vazquez · Published 2012-11-18 · Updated 2012-11-19 · CVE-2012-4957

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell File Reporter version 1.0.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files due to an absolute path traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe. This can be exploited via a /FSF/CMD request with a full pathname in a PATH element of an SRS record.

Recommendations For Novell File Reporter version 1.0.2, consider restricting access to the NFRAgent.exe until a patch is available. Avoid using the full pathname in the PATH element of an SRS record in the /FSF/CMD request to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4957

Affected Products

Novell File Reporter

References · 5

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/novell_file_reporter_srs_fileaccess.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/23323 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4957 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371 · Note
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959 · Note