TITLE:
VistaPortal Standard Edition Arbitrary File and Full Path Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18994

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18994/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
VistaPortal Standard Edition 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/8261/

DESCRIPTION:
P Robinson has reported some vulnerabilities and a weakness in
VistaPortal Standard Edition, which can be exploited by malicious
people to disclose system and sensitive information.

1) Some unspecified input validation errors can be exploited to
disclose the content of arbitrary files via directory directory
traversal attacks by requesting specially crafted URLs.

2) An input validation error in the handling of the server field can
be exploited to disclose the full path to the installation by
supplying a non-existing server.

The vulnerabilities and the weakness have been reported in version
2.0 Build 20087 on Solaris 8. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
1) Apply hotfix IV00038969.

2) Edit the source code to ensure that error messages containing the
full path to the installation are not returned to users.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
P Robinson, IRM Plc

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.irmplc.com/advisory017.htm

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