CORE SDI http://www.core-sdi.com Vulnerability Report For iPlanet CMS and Netscape Directory Server Date Published: 2000-10-26 Advisory ID: CORE-2000-10-26 Bugtraq ID: 1839 CVE CAN: Non currently assigned. Title: Path traversal and administrator password in clear text vulnerabilities Class: Access Validation Error/Design Error Remotely Exploitable: Yes Locally Exploitable: Yes Vulnerability Description: Netscape (iPlanet) Certificate Management System, Netscape Directory Server and Netscape Administration Servers share components which suffer from two notable vulnerabilities. 1. Path Traversal Vulnerability The first vulnerability is a classic path traversal vulnerability whereby a user can supply a crafted URL and access files outside the web root directory. This will result in the remote user being able to read/download any files which the server itself (based on it's permissions) may access. 2. Admininistrator password is stored in clear text The 'Admin' password for these packages is stored in plaintext in admin-serv\config\adm.conf. This in addition to the previous vulnerability will allow anyone to obtain the password remotely and perform admin duties if net access to the admin server is available Vulnerable Packages/Systems: Netscape Certificate Management System 4.2 (MS Windows NT 4.0 version) Netscape Directopy Server 4.12 (MS windows NT 4.0 version) Solution/Vendor Information/Workaround: Contact the vendor for a fix. Patches for IPlanet products can be obtained from http://www.iplanet.com/downloads/patches.index.html Additionally, advisories and information on security issues of these particular Netscape products can be obtained from: (iPlanet) Certificate Management System http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/676 Netscape Directory Server http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/676 Vendor notified on: 10/02/2000 Credits: These vulnerabilities were found by Emiliano Kargieman and Agustin Kato Azubel from CORE SDI S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina. This advisory was drafted with the help of the SecurityFocus.com Vulnerability Help Team. For more information or assistance drafting advisories please mail vulnhelp@securityfocus.com. Technical Description - Exploit/Concept Code: Several components installed by CMS 4.2 for Windows NT 4.0 allow an attacker to read/download any file outside the web root directory provided that access to any of the following servers is given: - The Agent services server on port 8100/tcp - The End Entity services server on port 443/tcp (This is normally accessable for any user over SSL) - The Administrator services server listening on a random port choosen during the installation process, or on port 8200 if configured to do so (not the default behavior). By using '\../' in the URI an attacker can get out of the server's root directory and open any file. The following example demostrates the problem using the End Entity services server: A request for https://server/ca/\../\../\../\../\../\win.ini will open and display the requested file . Admin password is stored in plantext in admin-serv\config\adm.conf. This in addition to the previous bug will allow anyone to obtain the password remotely and perform admin duties if net access to the admin server is available. DISCLAIMER: The contents of this advisory are copyright (c) 2000 CORE SDI S.A. and may be distributed freely provided that no fee is charged for this distribution and proper credit is given. $Id: iPlanet-path-and-adminpw-advisory.txt,v 1.4 2000/10/26 20:55:58 iarce Exp $ --- "Understanding. A cerebral secretion that enables one having it to know a house from a horse by the roof on the house, It's nature and laws have been exhaustively expounded by Locke, who rode a house, and Kant, who lived in a horse." - Ambrose Bierce ==================[ CORE Seguridad de la Informacion S.A. ]========= Iván Arce Presidente PGP Fingerprint: C7A8 ED85 8D7B 9ADC 6836 B25D 207B E78E 2AD1 F65A email : iarce@core-sdi.com http://www.core-sdi.com Florida 141 2do cuerpo Piso 7 C1005AAG Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel/Fax : +(54-11) 4331-5402 =====================================================================