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TITLE:
Apache MyFaces "javax.faces.resource" File Disclosure Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47973

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-02-10

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apache MyFaces, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose certain sensitive
information.

Input appended to the URL or passed via the "ln" parameter to the
"javax.faces.resource" resource handler is not properly verified
before being used to display files. This can be exploited to disclose
the contents of certain files from local resources via directory
traversal sequences.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 2.0.1 through 2.0.11 and
versions 2.1.0 through 2.1.5.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.0.12 or 2.1.6.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits the IBM Security Team.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/myfaces-announce/201202.mbox/%3C4F33ED1F.4070007%40apache.org%3E

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