iCat Electronic Commerce Suite File Retrieval Vulnerability

vendor:

Electronic Commerce Suite

by:

Unknown

CVSS

MEDIUM

File Retrieval

CWE

Product Name: Electronic Commerce Suite

Affected Version From: Unknown

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: Unknown

CPE: a:icat:electronic_commerce_suite

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Unknown

iCat Electronic Commerce Suite File Retrieval Vulnerability

The Carbo Server component of the iCat Electronic Commerce Suite does not properly validate HTTP requests for files and will grant access to any object residing on the system. A remote user can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve known files on a target system by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.

Mitigation:

Apply vendor patches or updates as they become available. Restrict access to the affected system from untrusted networks or hosts.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2126/info

iCat Electronic Commerce Suite is an application which enables a user to create and manage web based catalogues.

A remote user may retrieve known files on a target system running iCat Electronic Commerce Suite. The Carbo Server component of the Electronic Commerce Suite does not properly validate HTTP requests for files and will grant access to any object residing on the system. For example, the following HTTP request will display the file specified:

http://target/carbo.dll?icatcommand=..\..\directory/filename.ext&catalogname=catalog

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may disclose sensitive information such as usernames and passwords and aid in the development of further attacks. 

http://target/carbo.dll?icatcommand=..\..\directory/filename.ext&catalogname=catalog