PT-2017-8468 · Wso2 · Wso2 Carbon

Hyp3Rlinx + 1 · Published 2017-02-16 · Updated 2022-05-14 · CVE-2016-4314

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WSO2 Carbon version 4.4.5

Description A directory traversal issue exists in the LogViewer Admin Service, allowing remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the logFile parameter to the "downloadgz-ajaxprocessor.jsp" endpoint.

Recommendations For WSO2 Carbon version 4.4.5, consider restricting access to the LogViewer Admin Service until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the logFile parameter in the downloadgz-ajaxprocessor.jsp endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-4314

GHSA-MJWW-VQQW-V78Q

Affected Products

Wso2 Carbon

References · 12

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138330/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Local-File-Inclusion.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40240 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-LOCAL-FILE-INCLUSION.txt · Exploit
• https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0098 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mjww-vqqw-v78q · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4314 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4314 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/wso2/carbon-commons · Note
• https://github.com/wso2/docs-security/blob/main/en/docs/security-announcements/security-advisories/2016/WSO2-2016-0098.md · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92473 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20201207110545/http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/539200/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/539200/100/0/threaded · Note