Metropolis Technologies OfficeWatch enables a web server on TCP port 80 that is susceptible to a directory traversal. An attacker may send a ../ (dot-dot-slash) sequence to traverse out of the web root and access arbitrary files on the host.
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Title
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DDIVRT-2011-34 Metropolis Technologies OfficeWatch Directory Traversal
Severity
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High
Date Discovered
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August 15, 2011
Discovered By
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Digital Defense, Inc. Vulnerability Research Team
Credit: Chris Graham and r@b13$
Vulnerability Description
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Metropolis Technologies OfficeWatch enables a web server on TCP port 80 that is susceptible to a directory traversal. An attacker may send a ../ (dot-dot-slash) sequence to traverse out of the web root and access arbitrary files on the host.
Solution Description
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Until a patch is released by the vendor, it is recommended to restrict access to the web server to authorized hosts only. Access controls can be configured through Windows firewall.
Tested Systems / Software
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Metropolis Technologies OfficeWatch for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Version 2011.06.20
Tested on Windows Server 2003 and XP
Vendor Contact
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support2011@metropolis.com