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HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 Web interface Server Directory Traversal
Vulnerability

USSR Advisory Code:   USSR-2000041

Release Date:
May 24, 2000

Affected Software Versions
HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 (Microsoft Windows 2000)
HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 (Microsoft Windows NT 4.0)
HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 (HP-UX 10.20)    (not tested)
HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 (HP-UX 11.x)     (not tested)
HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 (Linux - SuSE)   (not tested)
HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 (Novell NetWare) (not tested)
HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 (Red Hat Linux)  (not tested)
HP Web JetAdmin Version 5.6 (Solaris)        (not tested)

THE PROBLEM

UssrLabs found a Directory Traversal Vulnerability in HP Web JetAdmin
Version 5.6 Web interface Server (port 8000) default.
Using the string '../' in a URL, an attacker can gain read access to
any file outside of the intended web-published filesystem directory.

There is not much to expand on this one....

Example: 

http://ServerIP:8000/cgi/wja?page=/../../../WINNT/repair/sam._ to
Download the Sam of a NT Machine

SPECIAL NOTE: That we take no responsibility for this, is for
educational purposes only.

Vendor Status:
informed.

Vendor   Url: http://www.hp.com/
Program  Url:
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/prodhome/hpwebjetad1880.html

Fix:
Upgrade to Version 6.0
here: http://www.hp.com/cposupport/swindexes/hpwebjetad1880_swen.html

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Underground Security Systems Research
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Sub, prizm, b0f,Technotronic and Rfp.

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