PT-2012-5691 · Novell · Novell File Reporter

Juan Vazquez · Published 2012-11-18 · Updated 2012-11-19 · CVE-2012-4958

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 via a "/FSF/CMD" request with a .. (dot dot) in a FILE element of an FSFUI record. This is a directory traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe.

Recommendations For Novell File Reporter version 1.0.2, consider restricting access to the NFRAgent.exe to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the FILE element in the FSFUI record with a .. (dot dot) until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4958

Affected Products

Novell File Reporter

References · 5

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/novell_file_reporter_fsfui_fileaccess.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/23323 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4958 · 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